Introduction to Digital Communication

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Communication has changed drastically in the past 20 years and digital technology has made communication with others fast, easy, and convenient. How many different forms of electronic communication can you name?

• Cell phones
• Texting
• Online video chat
• Online voice chat
• Online text chat
• Social networking pages
• Email
• Online discussion forums
• Listservs
• Blogs
• Wikis

Along with these new technologies are decisions to make: How do you choose which one to use? How do you know which ones your contacts have access to? When is sending someone a message appropriate and when is it not? What are the benefits and downsides of each? Which is easier? Which is safer?

The following information will give you some good tips on the more important points regarding Digital Communication.

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