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Flemming Schneider Rhode, 21 st March 2010. “A process of human communication via computers, involving people, situated in particular contexts, engaging.

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1 Flemming Schneider Rhode, 21 st March 2010

2 “A process of human communication via computers, involving people, situated in particular contexts, engaging in processes to shape media for a variety of purposes” (December, 1997)

3  Asynchronous Communication  People Communicating do not have the same time availability  Examples: Email, Blackboard  Synchronous Communication  Interaction happening in real time  Examples: IMing, NetMeeting, Skype

4 Canary et al. on Online Self Presentation (p. 175)  Poorer Channels create ambiguity  Threats to self presentation are often mediated  Hyperpersonality  CMC content is characterized by core rather than peripheral topics  CMC is assumed deliberate and purposeful  We get to know each other faster, but also more narrowly online

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6  60 Minutes Report 60 Minutes Report  Career implications (Canary et al., 2006, p. 154-5)  The typical user spends about 20 minutes a day on the site, and two-thirds of users log in at least once a day (Cassidy, 2006; Needham & Company, 2007).  Metaperceptions often inaccurate (Canary et al.,2006, p. 139)

7  Individuals are recognized by (Stewart, 2009, p. 120): 1) Personal Markers (e.g. writing style, avatars) 2) Online social conduct 3) Contribution to the cooperative narrative  Issues of reliability and trust  Issues of anonymity  Informative Aspects (credibility and expertise of the author)  Group Pressure Aspects (Unpopular opinions vs. blind attacks)  Freedom of Speech

8  What Is an Author (Foucault)  Authorship is an idea, a not a given  Texts and discourses transition from an act to a product  Author “function”  Implications for how we see CMC such as Wikipedia, blogs, and Open Source coding


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