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 Radio Television  CDs, DVDs, tapes...  Film  Internet  Publishing Books Magazines Newspaper  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

 Global networks - get connected! Optical fiber - across the oceans Satellite communication - touch the space Internet - not just a computer network …even further - contacting other life forms

Stay on-line :-)  World Wide Web   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