Communicating in a Digital World There’re 24 hours in a day, Feel free to use them all. Hank Brasteter 17 September 2018

Agenda / Topics A brief look at the history of communication technologies Cell Phones, Smart Phones & Mobile Networks Voice & Video Conferencing Social Networking Sites Blogs

A Brief History of Communication Technologies

Mobile Networks Source: www.gsmworld.com/technology/3g/index.shtml

Mobile Networks 1G = Analog 2G = Digital 3G = Multimedia Digital 56 calls per cell or 0Kbps for most intents 2G = Digital 168 calls per cell or 144Kbps or about 8 minutes to download a 3-minute song 3G = Multimedia Digital 1024+Kbps or about 15 seconds to download a 3-minute song

Cell vs. Smart Phones Cell Phone Smart Phone

Choosing the Right Device Coolness Factor PHONE Functionality

Voice & Video Conferencing Voice or Teleconferencing describes meetings at a distance, typically using a telephone, in which participants have direct aural contact. Web Conferencing is a presentation delivered over the Web using videoconferencing technologies. Video Conferencing provides real time video and voice communication between terminals, usually employing dedicated systems in a conference room setting. May also be accomplished by using a webcam and personal computer, then it is usually known as Desktop conferencing.

Interactive Collaboration Conferencing Applications Audio Collaboration Interactive Collaboration Integrated Audio & Web Event Webcast Integrated Audio & Web & Video

Conferencing Features Audio Web Video Works With Any Phone P Toll-Free Access Numbers Global Local Access Numbers Touchtone Commands Roll Call with Name Record Security (password protected) Live Technical Support Participant Count Entry and Exit Announcement Record & Playback Presentation Sharing Document Sharing Application Sharing Browser Sharing Desktop Sharing Desktop and Application Remote Control Sharing Annotation Polling Text Chat Video Integration

Benefit of Remote Conferencing Reducing travel, whether by car or plane, is another way to have a positive effect on the environment. Air travel for a single, in-person meeting held in Chicago, with participants from London, New York City, Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco, produces 6.295 tons of CO2. It takes 1 hectare an entire year to absorb that amount of CO2.

Dare we Demo?

Social Networking Sites

Social Networking Sites A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services. The most popular services vary throughout the world… In North America MySpace and Facebook are the most widely used; Europeans prefer Bebo, MySpace, Facebook and Hi5; In South and Central America it’s Orkut and Hi5; and finally Asia and the Pacific Islands choose Friendster, Orkut, and Cyworld A new trend is emerging with social networks created to help its members with various physical and mental ailments. For people suffering from life altering diseases, PatientsLikeMe offers its members the chance to connect with others dealing with similar issues and research patient data related to their condition.

Blogs "We don't know exactly how many there are. But they number in the tens of thousands. They are everywhere among us. They intend to tear down the world as we know it...." Jonah Goldberg, Washington Times

Blogs A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs. A quick search revealed: 11,700,000 for 'cancer research' + blog. 506,000 for 'medical imaging' + blog 368,000 for 'clinical research associate' + blog Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (), photographs (photoblog), sketches (sketchblog), videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting), which are part of a wider network of social media.

Blogs

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