Communication

Humans have an inherent need to communicate and connect with others, and this need has led to fast-evolving technologies that make communicating more accessible. Without communication, interactions between individuals would be null and people would live in isolation. Communication technology is defined as the hardware equipment, organizational structures, and social values by which individuals collect, process, and exchange information with other individuals (Rogers, 1986). Communication is a critical part of everyday life. With the increased reliance on technology and telecommunication, they’ve become less of a luxury and more of a necessity, in order to communicate with others and operate in the evolving techno centered society. From video chatting with family members or attending online conferences, technology has improved people’s communication in a variety of ways. The major way that technology has helped  communication is the ability for individuals to communicate in real time, regardless of where they are. We can use live video chat apps and conferencing software to conduct meetings with our personal contacts, business colleagues, or school peers, in addition to calling someone on the phone for a standard voice chat.

In this section, we will discuss the internet, computers, smartphones, video communication, the COVID pandemic, social media, and data privacy. Further, we will elaborate on how these technologies relate to communication. These have become the main facets of human interaction and have grown in popularity as a result of growing technological advancement and world events.By the end of this section, you should be able to identify what each technology is, the history of the technology, the impacts of the technology on society, and a future outlook on where the technology is going.

References

Rogers, E. M. (1986). In Communication Technology: The New Media in Society (pp. 2–3). essay, The Free Press, a Division of Macmillan, Inc.