Sunday, March 15, 2009

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

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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

Monday, March 9, 2009

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