The Negative Effects Of Computer Mediated Communication

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Introduction: Computer mediated communication is an important aspect of our life that we use on a daily basis. You ask, what is computer mediated communication? Computer mediated communication is a form of communication that is done by an individual or individuals, with the use of an electronic device of some sort (smartphone or computer). The way we use this form of communication is through Facebook, Twitter, email, texting, and video chatting. We use our computers and phones to stay in touch with people, but computer mediated communication has drastically changed the way we communicate and connect with people. Has computer mediated communication helped or not, helped us with interpersonal communication?

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The problem in todays society with language, is that language is changing rapidly due to the use of technology, and affecting individuals. When we are on our phones or computers, we use a form of language called “internet slang”. Internet slang words are abbreviated words such as “TTYL, BRB, LOL, GTG, etc… We are using this form of shorthand language to convey a message quicker, and people also do not want to take the time to write out the whole message. Some social media website, blogs, and phone texts, allow us only to use a certain amount of characters, so people tend to abbreviated or shorter …show more content…

This will reduce the risk of feeling socially awkward, lonely, and depressed. But, if we can not communicate with others in a face to face conversation, we should take advantage of communicating with them with the use of video chat, rather than the use of writing or texting. With video chat, we will be able to communicate with our partner easier, such as, being able to see there face for nonverbal cues, see if there lying, and understanding what they are saying without just reading words on a

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