Modern means of communication

by Miroslav Veľk

Communication

Introduction Media – mass communication World goes digital – new technology Mobility – basic characteristic Overcoming great distances Stay on-line :-) Disadvantages – not an utopia Conclusion

Introduction

Communication is not only the process of sharing information, it‘s a kind of social interaction.

Communication is based on the idea of respect, promises and the want for social improvement.

Media – mass communication Broadcasting

RadioTelevision

CDs, DVDs, tapes... Film Internet Publishing

BooksMagazinesNewspaper

Computer games

World goes digital... ...new technology

How do you communicate? Technology has added to the possibilities

of  travel by horse or the quill pen, and fuelled an expectation of speed of communication which a century ago would have been unthinkable.

Mobility – basic characteristic

Mobile phones PDAs, notebooks… Internet on the move

Overcoming great distances

Overcoming great distances Global networks - get connected!

Optical fiber - across the oceansSatellite communication - touch the spaceInternet - not just a computer network…even further - contacting other life forms

Stay on-line :-) World Wide Web E-mail Google, Yahoo… IRC, MSN, ICQ, AOL… File sharing VoIP Blogs, podcasts Streaming media -

YouTube, Google Video

Disadvantages – not an utopia Dependency Addiction Low personalization Health issues

Radiation danger Vision damage No exercises - obesity

Cheating & criminality Spam Fishing

Sex, violence, drugs

Conclusion Communication =

basic human need Technology

improves our lives Not just an evolution

but digital revolution! Don’t forget

netiquette Beware troubles

Miroslav Veľk

miro.velk@azet.sk