Emails are a widely used media technology. They are nice to use because of the prompt delivery of the message. “Emails have three distinct advantages: You can send one document to many individuals simultaneously, you have a written record for review, and you can transmit complex information” (Roebuck, 2006, p. 119). I like emails because it allows me to communicate with a person anytime and anywhere. Nowadays, emails are many people’s main source of communication or contact with each other. Businesses have them and people have them for personal use as well. I think we have finally reached the day where people can go without a landline (because we all have cell phones) but cannot go without an email address.
Twitter is a form of all those popular social networking sites. “Put simply, Twitter is social messaging. With the ability to follow people and have followers, and the ability to have interact with Twitter on your cell phone, Twitter has become the perfect social messaging tool” (Nations, n.d., Para.8). Once again, many people can use this for many different purposes. Businesses can use it to promote their products or the media may use it to update a news story, and of course, we regular people can use it just to say what we are doing on a Friday night. It can serve any purpose we want it to.
Hulu.com is “an online video service that offers a selection of hit shows, clips movies, and more at Hulu.com and numerous destination sites online and across four screens – PCs, TVs, mobile phones and tablets” (“Media Info,” n.d., Para.3). This is an awesome website where anyone can go online and catch past episodes of their favorite TV shows (however not all TV channels participate). The experience is even better because it is free, yay! This makes it nice for people who do not have cable or satellite TV. They do offer family friendly programming also, so this is geared toward anyone who is able to operate a computer.
SoftPhone “is a phone that allows you to talk using VoIP (voice over internet protocol) without necessarily having a physical phone set” (Unuth, n.d., Para.1). It is software application that allows you to use your computer as a phone. An example of a softphone is Skype. My company uses softphones; all of the employees have them installed on their desktops. A lot more families are choosing to use softphones instead of landlines as well.
References:
Media Info. (n.d.). Hulu.com Website Retrieved October 21, 2010 from http://www.hulu.com/about
Nations, D. (n.d.). What is twitter? About.com Website. Retrieved October 21, 2010 from http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialnetworking/a/what-is-twitter.htm
Roebuck, D. B. (2006). Improving business communication skills (4th Ed.). Pearson Prentice HallUnuth, N. (n.d.). What is a softphone? About.com Website. Retrieved October 21, 2010 from http://voip.about.com/od/glossary/g/SoftphoneDef.htm
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