Here’s the YouTube video I made which basically shows
negative affects of computer mediated communication and how technology is
affecting personal relationships. I
believe many people don’t understand some of the consequences that come from
using Facebook as a way to connect with others.
Some of the drawbacks of computer mediated communication include:
- · Too much performance
- · Time consuming, addicting
- · Overly personal through disclosure
- · Overly impersonal, being open to all
- · Takes away from face-to-face relationships
- · Losing interpersonal skills
- · Misunderstanding from lack of nonverbal communication
- · Distractions and ambient awareness
- · Authenticity of relationships (Cummings, 2013)
Stephen Benson says, “Postmodern man does not participate in
face-to-face collaboration, and is impoverished as a result,” (Benson, 1998).
The video is a bit long, but the people in the interviews
mention many of these drawbacks. Each
person comes from a different point of view, but they seem to feel generally
the same way about the unintended consequences of connecting through
technology. The entire video is worth
watching!
Benson,
Stephen P. "Village People? The Net Generation." IEEE
Communications Magazine 36.1 (1998): 32-35. Ebscohost. Web. 25 Feb.
2014. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=649325>.
Cummings,
Jennifer. "Computer Mediated Communication." University of Utah, Salt
Lake City. 26 Sept. 2013. Lecture.
Great job on the video! I enjoyed watching it and listening to each persons perspective. I have to agree that technology takes away from face to face communication. I also agree that it is way too time consuming, I recently deleted my Facebook for that reason.
ReplyDeleteI agree that watching the whole video is worth it. It really is interesting to hear each persons perspectives and they come from such different places in life. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you have the wide age range and perspectives.
ReplyDeleteCheryl