1. Why is broadband service the key for the success of online communication? What are the social effects of broadband service? How does the broadband service make digital convergence possible?
Broadband service is the key for the success of online communication because it enhances and actually allows for it to be considered the full-powered mass medium, Internet. The social effects of broadband, or high-speed, are due to the audio and video element that are added. Broadband service makes digital convergence feasible because of the combination of audio, graphics, and other features included on the Internet. For example, with broadband Internet connection, one can view a video created in distant places, and learn about global issues. In this way broadband provides that "connection," or ability for people to identify commonality of opinions on issues, joys, and fears. Broadband also allows for the ability to send out and receive large amounts of information to wide ranges of people.
2. Why does the use of World Wide Web open the door of the Internet communication to a much wider audience? In what way does the Web with graphical web browsers move the online communication to "acoustic world" discussed in the previous class?
The World Wide Web opens the doors for Internet communication because it allows for anyone to access it and share opinions, moments, and to discuss social issues. The Web with graphical web browsers moves online communication to the "acoustic world" because of the freedom people have while using it. People are allowed to post whatever they wish to the public and hold discussions with anyone in the world, despite distance. This opens the doors of communication even wider because of the abilities of people to have a say and love the ability to interact with lands afar.
3. How might telecommunication change if the government supported the development of broadband Internet for everyone?
Telecommunication would change the way government supported the development of broadband Internet for everyone because cable and telecommunications provide a wide range of data for their users. This would just increase the data flow amongst consumers.
4. News organizations were changed by the telegraph, and the whole new business of news, that of the wire services, were created because of the telegraph. Discuss other industries that could benefit from rapid dissemination of information and how and why they would benefit from it.
I think any company reliant on needing to send information out to a mass audience or needing to receive audience's opinions would benefit from rapid dissemination of information. I think marketing and advertising firms would benefit from the rapid dissemination of information. Perhaps they could track their social media and other mediums for what people are thinking of their products, or sales approaches. Finding out how people are reacting to their products will allow them to adjust and better their customer service.
5. Choose one of the common methods of online communication and think of how it could be improved in terms of facilitating communication between people, ensuring quality communication, and enabling the greatest number of users to distribute information.
Perhaps enhancing the functions of Twitter as a social networking tool and make it more geared towards businesses. Allowing for group chats to be formed, and allow the sharing of software (microsoft documents, other papers, etc) amongst company officials and allow commenting. My idea is to converge the communication of Twitter software with the scheduling software of Doodle, and to add more of a conversational, interactive element to it.
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