Lecture Review Week 1

The first lecture in New Communication Technologies introduces and explains just what new comminications are to give the students, like myself, a hands-on experience with these new communication technologies as well as knowledge of the theoretical devates on the subject. Moving on the lecturer states several new communication technologies to give us a brief idea of what we are dealing with. A few of these new communication technologies include; wireless, weblogs, Twitter, Youtube, social networking.

The lecture then goes on to define exactly what communication and technology really is. Basically communication is a process that transfers, transmits or makes information known to other people. A good example is then followed with a quote from Aristotle; The speaker produces a message that is heard by the listener. This states the most basic communication. The worlds technology is evolving and contacting people needs a more complex and quicker way of communicationg. Some of these communication processes include intersubjectivity and intertextuality. Intersubjectivity is when the listener interpret the message and changes it as they send it along where as intertextuality is where no message is ever complete.

Moving on the lecturer explains what technology is; the scientific study of mechanical arts and their application to the world. There are two kinds of technology; analog and digital. Analog is a technology that functions by representing continuously variable forces through roughly proportional signs. Digital technology is technology that relies on storing bits of binary information and allows for the precise modification of forces.