Computer Mediated Communication

CMC is communication that takes places between human beings via the instrumentality of computers
(Susan Herring, 1996)

Internet
Going Multimodal
Emoticons
Web Cam
Video Call
Facebook / Friendster applications

Online Ethics
Privacy
Spam, Bulk, Adware, Cookies
News Feed on Facebook
Friends update on Friendster
Cyber Crime, Cyberbullying

Online Identity
Real / Virtual?
Multiple Identity

Online Communities
Facebook, Friendster
Blog: My Space, Multiply
Micro Blogging: Twitter, Plurk
Milis, Forum

Language and the internet
Net Lingo/ Net Speak
@lemonjuz: bla bla bla….
Synchronous / Asynchronous
chatting
Message
comment
poke
shout box
micro blogging

Gender
David Huffaker’s Research on Gender Differences in Teenage Blogs
More males use emoticons to express emotions
More males “come out” sexually on blogs
More males give their geographic location
Males use avatars, females use photo

Addiction

Thurlow, Lengel, and Tomic. Computer Mediated Communication, Social Interaction on The Internet. London: Sage Publication, 2004.
Penrod. Using Blogs to Enhance Literacy. USA: Rowman & Littlefield Education

Computer Mediated Communication

by Joanne Tjahyana

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