Electronic communication involves the transmission of information using technologies like computers, email, video conferencing, etc. It discusses various tools of electronic communication including telephone, fax, email, video chat, and online discussion forums. The document also provides details on different types of electronic communication mediums such as intranets, extranets, e-commerce, and strategies for electronic business. It highlights advantages like speedy transmission, wide coverage, low cost, and efficient feedback enabled by electronic communication methods.

2. Electronic
Communication

3. What is Electronic Communication?
 The transmission of information using
advanced technologies such as
computers, facsimile machines, voice
mail, electronic mail, teleconferencing,
video conferencing etc is electronic
communication.

4. Tools of Electronic Communication:
 Telephone
 Telex
 Facsimile
 E-Mail
 Voice Mail
 Tele Text
 Video Chat
 Teleconferencing
 Video Conferencing
 Holographic Video
Conferencing
 Blogs
 Podcasting
 Discussion Forums
 Word processor
 Internet
 Intranet
 Extranet
 Multimedia
 E-Business
 Buy side E-Business
 Sell Side E-Business
 M Commerce
 Free Web Hosting
 Standard Web Hosting
 Re Seller
 Electronic Business
Strategy

5. Telephone:
 A telephone, or phone, is
a telecommunications device that
permits two or more users to conduct
a conversation when they are too far
apart to be heard directly. A telephone
converts sound, typically and most
efficiently the human voice, into
electronic signals that are transmitted
via cables and other communication
channels to another telephone which
reproduces the sound to the receiving
user.

6. The telex network was a public switched network of
Tele printers similar to a telephone network, for the
purposes of sending text-based messages.
Telex:

7. Sometimes called telecopier or telefax, is the
telephonic transmission of scanned printed material, normally to a
telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.
Facsimile or Fax:

8. E-Mail:
 Electronic Mail (email
or e-mail) is a method of
exchanging messages
between people using
electronic devices. Email
first entered limited use in
the 1960s and by the mid-
1970s had taken the form
now recognized as email.
Email operates across
computer networks, which
today is primarily the
Internet

9. A centralized electronic system which can
store messages from telephone callers.
Voice Mail:

10. Tele text is a means of sending pages of text and simple
geometric shapes to television screen. It offers text-
based information, typically including news, weather,
TV schedules and information shared in Stock markets,
score boards etc. It could be in analogue or digital form.
Tele Text:

11. Video Chat/Video
Telephony:
 Video Chat or
Video telephony
comprises the
technologies for
the reception and
transmission of
audio - video
signals by users at
different locations,
for communication
between people in
real-time.

12. The use of telecommunication devices to
hold discussions between participants in
different locations.
Teleconferencing:

13. Video Conferencing involves transmission of
audio-video signals by users at different locations,
for communication between people in real-time.
Video Conferencing:

14. Transmission of
audio-video
signals with the
use of
Holographic
technology.
Holographic Video Conferencing:

15. Blogs:
 Web logs or Blogs are
web based journals.
These are rottenly used
by individuals or groups to
maintain a record of
thoughts, pictures and
interests. Published on
world wide web and
consists of discrete
entries (“posts”) typically
displayed in reverse
chronological order(the
most recent post appears
first).

16. Podcasting:
 A podcasting is a digital
medium that consists of
an episodic series of
audio, digital radio,
PDF, or ePUB files
made available on the
internet for downloading
to a computer or
portable media player,
typically available as a
series , new
installments of which
can be received by
subscribers
automatically.

17. Discussion Forums:
 Discussion forums are online discussion sites where people
can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

18. Word Processors:
 A program or
machine for storing,
manipulating, and
formatting text
entered from a
keyboard and
providing a printout.

19. Internet:
 The Internet is the global system of
interconnected computer networks that
use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to
link devices worldwide. It is a network of
networks.

20. Intranet:
 An intranet is a private network accessible
only to an organization's staff.

21. Extranet:
 An extranet is a
controlled private
network that allows
access to partners,
vendors and
suppliers or an
authorized set of
customers-
normally to a
subset of the
information
accessible from an
organization's
intranet.

22. .
 Multimedia is
content (Info. &
Exp.) that uses a
combination of
different content
forms such as
text, audio,
images,
animations, video
and interactive
content for
electronic
communication.

23. E-Business:
 E-business or Online Business is a term
which can be used for any kind of business or
commercial transaction that includes sharing
information across the internet.

24. E-Commerce:
 E-commerce is a transaction
of buying or selling online.
Electronic commerce draws
on technologies such
as mobile commerce
, electronic funds transfer
, supply chain management
, Internet marketing, online
transaction processing
, electronic data
interchange (EDI), inventory
management systems, and
automated data
collection systems

25. Buy side E-commerce
 Buy side e-commerce are
e-commerce transactions
between a purchasing
organization and its
suppliers, possibly through
intermediaries.

26. Sell Side E-Commerce:
 Buy side e-commerce are
e-commerce transactions
between a supplier
organization and its
customers, possibly through
intermediaries.

27. M. Commerce:
 Commercial transactions conducted
electronically by mobile phone.

28. Free Web Hosting:
 Through free web
hosting your product /
services via website
becomes available for
other people with
restrictions of sub
domain, less Disk
space, limited
bandwidth. That means
slower and less frequent
website for every one.
Which will cause a
worse impact on
business.

29. Standard Web Hosting:
 With standard web
hosting your product /
services via website
becomes available for
other people with
Unique domain name,
Desired Disk space
and Unlimited
bandwidth. That
means fast and
frequent website for
every one. Which will
cause boom in
business.

30. Re Seller:
 A reseller is a company or individual (merchant) that
purchases goods or services with the intention of selling
them rather than consuming or using them. This is usually
done for profit (but could be resold at a loss).

31. Electronic Business
Strategy:
 It defines both your
short-term and long-
term e-business goals
and involves careful and
skilled planning. Where
as process involves:
 Situation review
 SWOT analysis
 Summary of key issues
 Statement of future
objectives
 Strategy to make achieve
future objectives
 Marketing mix for
delivering strategy
 Action plan
 Financial forecast
 Control system
 Contingency plan

32. Advantages:
 Speedy Transmission:
 It requires only few seconds to communicate
through electronic media because it
supports quick transmission.
 Wide Coverage
 World has become a global village and
communication around the globe requires a
second only.

33. Advantages:
 Low Cost:
 Electronic Communication saves time and
money. For example text SMS is cheaper
than traditional letter.
 Exchange of Feedback:
 Electronic Communication allows instant
exchange of feedback. So communication
becomes perfect using electronic media.

34. Advantages:
 Managing Global Operations:
 Due to Advancement of electronic
communication, business manager can
easily control operation across the globe.
Video or teleconferencing e-mail and mobile
communication are helping managers in this
regard.