Nicholas Moyer EDU 681
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Literacy Guide
One
of the biggest issues facing many adult users, who did not grow up in the
digital age, is understanding the benefits of sending messages electronically.
Messages that are immediately posted on social media websites, and are
designated for a broad audience, are called “blogs”. The action of sending
multiple electronic messages is called “blogging”. What makes this form of
communication so appealing to many users is that “blogs” are sent
instantaneously and do not require the recipient to be online during the time
the message is posted. The sender can simply type a message in the
corresponding area of the web page, and once it is finalized the sender can
press “send”. The message will automatically show up on the web page of the
recipient, and will be ready to view whenever the receiver chooses to “log on”
and view it.
This
is in many ways similar to texting, another instantaneous method of
communication. The primary difference is that texting is simply an electronic
message you create and send directly through your cellular phone, rather than
through a social media website. What also separates these two methods of
communication is that texting is done to convey a message to a specific
recipient. “Blogging”, on the other hand, allows a message to be seen by a vast
amount of viewers. That is why we label “blogs” as a way to communicate from
person-to-many, rather than person-to-person. There are specific ways to text large
groups of people at the same time, and give them the ability to see each
other’s comments and responses. But this in itself is just a hybrid of texting,
and requires the group members to accept an invitation in order to be accepted
into the group. This amalgam of texting still differs substantially from
“blogging”, since only the people who have been invited are able to view the
group texts. As technology continues to develop, texting is taking over as the
primary method of communication; talking face-to-face and on the telephone are
beginning to fade away. It is important to note that by texting (also by
“blogging”) you do not have to continuously allocate your attention to people
you send a message to and you also do not need to repeat yourself if you are
looking to inform a broad group of people about specific news or information.
Emailing
is one other digital means of communication that helps expedite and simplify
sending and receiving information. Email has many key differences though when
compared to texting or “blogging”. First off, you need to be certain what email
address the recipient has created. Even though you may be sending through a
popular email site such as Gmail or Hotmail, any business or organization can
create their own email address, designed for specific Web users whom are part
of the organization or company. Additionally, it is important to be aware of
who you are sending messages to, since one or more of the multiple recipients
may not recognize your email address. This is due to the fact that it may have
originated from a different company or organization. With such a broad array of
email users from many different email networks, it is crucial to know who you
are sending information to and who is viewing your email messages.
These
are just three of the ways that help Web users hold the ability to send
messages quickly and efficiently. There are arguments that these methods may
hinder people’s grammar skills, since these electronic messaging forums often
possess the ability to automatically tell you when words are incorrectly used
or spelled. But if you consider the benefits of these communication methods,
being automatically corrected is a small price to pay.
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