cs 306 slouching toward the ordinary current trends in computer-mediated communication susan c....

CS 306

Slouching Toward the OrdinaryCurrent Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication

Susan C. Herring

CS 306Slouching Toward the Ordinary

Current Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication

It has become a truism that Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) systems, and is slouching toward the ordinary.

ICQ – (‘ I Seek You’)IM – Instant MessagingWeb logs - (blogs)IRC – Internet Relay Chat required client, such as ICQ required ICQ client etc..ISP – Internet Service Provider“Keller App”, the default mode of CMC for most users.

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Then Technologies

The media tend to become mythic.“Myth” refers to a common tendency to think of our technology creations as if they were God-given, as if they were a part of the natural order of things.Example:Car, truck, stop lights/signs, VT… always have been there.

Slouching Toward the OrdinaryCurrent Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication

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Social IssuesSocial and technologies Issues:Name it..

Slouching Toward the OrdinaryCurrent Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication

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Now Technologies Social and technologies Issues:Name it..Such as P2P etc..

Slouching Toward the OrdinaryCurrent Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication

CS 306On the Nature of Computing

Examples of the Virtual:• Virtualization. Within the discipline of CS

- Such VM, RAM Disk- API to all I/O Devices….

• Virtual communities• Entertainment

Computing is its own virtual world, bound only by its practitioners’ imaginations and creativity

-Jon Crowcroft