Communication problems in office

The article is a personal response of the writer to the article published in Facilitator, where Kris Butler talked about the need for better communication in the workplace, and ways to spread information effectively in the office. In this issue, the writer follows up by discussing some problems that occur in communication, and why they happen. Furhteremore, the writer states communication problems primarily arises due to- information dificit, difference in communication style, gender differences and native languages.
http://www.words-at-work.com/goodcomm.htm

Human identity in the age of computers

The article states human in the age of computers do not have human identity but now have cyborg identity. CMCs (Computer Mediated communication) are creating not just new ways of viewing communities, but new communities all together, dissolving boundaries of identity.
http://fragment.nl/mirror/Meyer/VirtualCommunity.htm

Bad Influence of Meida on Children

The article discusses about Cultivation theory which mentions about how media influences and cultivates attitudes and behaviours by a way of creating a way to look at synthetic reality that eventually becomes a commonly held view. Furthermore; the article mentions media plays a vital role in developing stereotyping amongst children and its a responsibility of parents to discuss what children view in medias to avoid negative influences of media.
http://www.thecutekid.com/parenting/children-media-influence.php

Relationship Initiation- Stages for Relatonship Development

This article is a comprehensive description of Knapp's Model of Relationship Development. It describes the coming together phases i.e. initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating and bonding; explaining how a relationship is strengthened after transiting each phase. The article also cites relationship is a complex process and in real life it may skip stages.
http://family.jrank.org/pages/1358/Relationship-Initiation-Stages-Relationship-Development.html

Music, songs and dances in Indian Cinema
Almost all Indian movies have Music, songs and dances or item numbers to it. These musics and songs communicate different meanings and emotions with varied music and different lyrics compositions, and dances are choreographed similarly. Other than entertaining and appealing to the emotion of the audiences they also contribute towards conveying the phases of relationship development. For instance, some songs and musics are played when hero and heroine first see one another and conveying how they feel for one another to the audiences.
Here is a song, titled ek ladki ko dekha (when I saw a girl) taken from Indian Smash Hit- 1942 A Love Story. The song is played when the hero first meets heroine (initiation phase).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9sHR4ZrhKc
And there is also another song from Ghajini titled "Kaise Muje" which is played when the hero and heroine are apart. The songs and music communicates how strongly they feel for one another and how intensified their relationship is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDW1JfWdBao
Hence, Songs lyrics and music have replaced communication effectively in the movie.

Kaise Mujhe - Ghajini



Ek Ladki Ko Dekha - 1942 A Love Story

Quit Smoking

The Video sends a powerful message to quit smoking. It shows the harm caused by a cigarette on lungs. The video uses Figure and Ground approach to convey the harm where the figure( i.e. the napkin) exerts a considerable influence on our perception.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/756818/quit_smoking/

Blessing

The photograph emphasies on non verbal cues which in this case is haptics (study of touch in communication) where, the child is being blessed.Touching ( in this case blessing) is a common part of many greeting rituals, from shaking hands to cheek-kissing to full-body hugs.
http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=CSP/CSP022/k0228206.jpg

Banned Nike Commercial in China

The commerical shows U.S. basketball star LeBron James in a battle with an animated cartoon kung fu master, saying the ad insults Chinese national dignity.
Url Link-http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=22139