Introduction to New Communication Technologies

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Nowadays, there are many different new communication technologies. One of the most popular is internet. The web is now so popular, that people using it in different ways in their life. The popularity and accessibility of the Internet has been the main force behind many improvements and new technologies among the population in different countries.

New communication technologies are:

CD-ROM
multimedia
Internet
telepresencing
interactive TV
virtual reality
videoconferencing
wireless
SMS - text messaging
broadband
wikis
weblogs
social networks
YouTube
Twitter
· It is clear that the history of communication technologies is spread in the centuries, and people always invent new things.
So, the example of old communication technologies is:” Antikythera Mechanism”

· Defining Communication and Technology

“Communication is any process that transfers, transmits or makes information known to other people.”

· There are few books, in which authors are explaining meaning of communication such as: Aristotle's” Rhetoric” and “The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Shannon & Weaver. “
They suggest different meanings of communication, but in my opinion Aristotle's meaning is more realistic:
“The speaker produces a message that is heard by the listener.”

“Technology is the scientific study of mechanical arts and their application to the world”

· There are types of technology such as: analog and digital.

I think that new communications make the life easier, and it’s our future. However, some people have another view on it. New communication technologies are connecting with many spheres and jobs in modern life. For instance: journalism, education, business, medicine.


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