cs 306 slouching toward the ordinary current trends in computer-mediated communication susan c....
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CS 306 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 Ordinary Current Trends in Computer-Mediated CommunicationTRANSCRIPT
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.
CS 306
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
CS 306
Social IssuesSocial and technologies Issues:Name it..
Slouching Toward the OrdinaryCurrent Trends in Computer-Mediated Communication
CS 306
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