Week 12, Question 1

In todays technology driven world computer mediated communication (CMC) dominates the way people communicate with each other. People send text messages, email, write facebook and twitter posts, and create blogs to connect with the rest of the world. We hardly remember what it was like before we made the technological advances. I personally feel that with the CMC dominating the way people communicate I don't think that people effectively communicate when they are face to face anymore. I have met so many people that have the hardest time talking to someone face to face, but they can send text messages all day. Face to face communication is very different than CMC because it shows you what a person is really like. It is easier to interpret their messages because you can sense the tone of their voice and read their nonverbal communication. CMC communication allows a person to respond or ignore someone, whereas face to face requires a response. Although, face to face communication is the least popular choice of people to communicate it is a skill that you should master because it will benefit you in the long run.