Checkpoint: Technological Advancements in Communication February 23‚ 2013 Dana Yager Candice Dorsey The communication advancements discussed in the article were the use of social computing technologies that are slowly taking place of corporate collaboration applications and databases. Specific terms for a few of these advancements are blog‚ wiki‚ and mashup. One of the newest technologies that was discussed was an interactive spreadsheet software-as-a-service provider called Spreadsheet
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Biotechnology: Of Ethics and Advancement Thousands of years ago‚ early man‚ like the rest of earth’s fauna and flora‚ was at the mercy of the elements; we relied on nature’s gratitude when it came to finding food and survival. As Charles Darwin would say‚ only the fittest could survive Mother Nature’s test. Eventually‚ however‚ a fully-evolved man turned the tide of the competition; we began to domesticate the once savage beasts we hunted and competed with like wolves and horses turning them
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Barriers to Communication • Physical (time‚ environment‚ comfort‚ needs‚ physical medium) • Cultural (ethnic‚ religious‚ and social differences) • Perceptional (viewing what is said from your own mindset) • Motivational (mental inertia) • Experiential (lack of similar experience) • Emotional (personal feelings at the moment) • Linguistic (different languages or vocabulary) • Non-verbal (non-word messages) • Competition (noise‚ doing other things besides listening) • Words (we
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The Advancement of Technology in Automobiles In vehicles today‚ dashboards are riddled with touch screens‚ DVD players‚ and other gadgets which make your vehicles seem more like a space ship than an automobile. The touch screen offers satellite radio‚ blue tooth connectivity to your cell phone‚ visual navigation‚ and so on. Car companies are predicting that all new cars in the next five years will soon be connected to the internet and you will be able to sync your lap top to your car. With the
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in form of letters‚ reports or memos wherever oral communication is not feasible. Thus‚ we can say that “effective communication is a building block of successful organizations”. 2. Barriers to Communication There are several barriers that affect the flow of communication in an organization. These barriers interrupt the flow of communication from the sender to the receiver‚ thus making
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Technological Advancements in Communication Axia College XCOM 285 Edye Jenkins‚ Ph.D. February 21‚2011 The technological communication advancements discussed in the article‚ ‘Superhero in the Cubicle’‚ were IBM Lotus Connections by Big Blue‚ Smartsheet from Smartsheet.com‚ Web 2.0 Mashup Server software by Kapow Technology‚ and Near Time‚ and Confulence form Atlassian used by John Hopkins University students. IBM Lotus Connections and Near-Time share similarities in enabling
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nature‚ certain barriers exist making the communication process either ineffective or impossible. At times we just do not get through to people. This often results in misunderstanding. Many splits in congregations are due to the communications problem. Brethren have trouble talking to each other‚ they become estranged and some become enemies. Much of this can be eliminated if we understand some of the barriers to our communication. In the discussion that follows‚ the principal barriers to communicating
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NOISE IS A BARRIER Noise is indeed a barrier to communication‚ it is unavoidable and prevalent in just about every environment. Some types of noise are: * physiological noise - this includes hearing disorders‚ impairments and disabilities that make it difficult to send or receive messages‚ for e.g. deafness * semantic noise – the unintended meanings aroused by the use of certain behaviours or symbols that distract your
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The authors of the book Firms of Endearment (FoE) are calling present times as the “Age of Transcendence”. They suggest that today’s population wants more out of life than just material returns (p.xxxvii). People are looking towards self-realization and self-actualization more than ever. The authors build up enough evidence throughout the book to support on what they call the “stakeholder relationship management” (SRM) business model‚ that is based on Edward Freeman’s book (p.32). They clarify that
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"Women‚ like children‚ have but one right‚" Fitzhugh argues therein‚ "and that is the right to protection. The right to protection involves the obligation to obey." This seems to be a continuing norm. Women have always been looked at as the weaker sex‚ and should only do housework‚ and care for the children and the husband. The husband will do the hard work and supply for the family. And that’s that. But in today’s culture that norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they
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