E-Communication

E-COMMUNICATION

BLOG

FORUM           

           BULLETIN BOARD

SUBMITTED  BY

         JIJI.T.P

  M.Ed Social Scienc

N.S.S TRAINING COLLEGE OTTAPPALAM

E-COMMUNICATION

 E-communication or electronic communication refers to the transfer of writing , signals, data sounds, images, sings or intelligence sent via electronic device. It is a common form of interaction for many people .The use of  e-communication allows people to interact in different ways and combine many forms of media  in the process. E-communication makes it easy to interact with groups through chat interfaces or video conferencing.

            E-communication can be carried out in a variety of formats and using a variety of tools , including telephones ,computers ,fax machines ,mobile pagers, smart phones and radio ,these transmission can involve  video ,photo, text or sound . It takes  many  forms each with its own application ,benefits  and draw backs. Though some electronic media may seen more familiar than  others each can  instantly connect people  whether  they are  few miles away .

                              

OBJECTIVES OF  E- COMMUNICATION

●    Ensuring high productivity and on time information supply

●    Improved customer  service by high  processing speed and less errors

●    Saving administrative cost

●    Better security than the manual system

●    Reduction in cycle time resulting in improved profitability and return on assets

●    To  reduce errors in communication and incorrect judgement and interpretation 

Electronic communication dates back to the telegraph that used to more  code to send messages long distances over wires . After that the electronic industry added the wired telephone, the wireless radio and television ,since then , the industry has exploded ,consumers  now share information with each other anywhere, anytime and in ways that are as varied.

ADVANTAGES OF E-COMMUNICATION

1.    Speedy transmission:  It requires only  few seconds to communicate through electronic media because it supports quick transmission.

2.    Wide coverage: World has become a global village and communication around the requires a second only

3.    Low cost : Electronic communication saves time and money . For example text  sms  is cheaper  than traditional letter.

4.    Exchange of feed back: Electronic communication allows instant exchange of feedback so communication becomes perfect using electronic media

5.    Managing Global Operation:  Do to advancement of electronic media , business managers can easily control operation the globe

DISADVANTAGES OF E-COMMUNICATION

1. Volume of  Data : The volume of telecommunication information is increasingly in such a fast rate that business people are unable to absorb it within relevant time limit.

2. Cost of  Development : Electronic communication requires huge investment for infrastructural development.

3. Legal Status : Data or information is faxed ,may be desorted and will cause zero value in the eye of law     

4.Undelivered  Data : Data may not be retrieved due to system error or fault with technology. hence required service will be delayed. 

 5. Dependency : Technology is changing everyday and therefore poor countries face problem as they cannot afford new or advanced technology .Therefore poor countries need to be dependent towards developed countries for sharing global network.                                                                              

  FORUMS (internet forum)

        

  Forums is a web application that the offers online consultation service among its users . Through this application users are able to participate in open online consultation exchange information ,express  their opinions and interact with each other . If often hosted on the web , provided  an alternative that combines many of the aspects of email and web page . They involve discussion around a single , limited topic but can take place over months years and involve dozens  or even hundreds of participants most use a treelike structure that allows participants to jump in at whatever level their comments are most appropriate .                                                                The forum is divided in sub-forums which can contain a variety of topics. Administer and moderator roles are distinguished  for smother  operation and observation of the application and the online community.  

Structure:

A forum consists of a tree-like directory structure. The top end is “categories”. A forum can be divided into categories for the relevant discussions. Under the categories are sub forums and these sub forums can further have more sub-forums. The topics(commonly called threads)come under the lowest level of sub forums and these are the places under which members can start their discussions or posts. Logically forums are organised into a finite set of generic topics(usually with one main topic)driven and updated by a group known members ,and governed by a group known as moderators. It can also have a graph structure. All message boards will use one of three possible display.   

                                   BLOG

  A blog is a  discussion  or informational website  published on the world wide web consisting  of discrete , often informal diary- style text entries (posts). 

Posts are typically displayed in reserve chronological order , so that the most recent post appears first ,at the top of the webpage . Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a single individual occasionally of a small group , and often covered a single subjects or topic .In the 2010 multi author blogs (MABs)  have developed ,with posts written by large number of authors and sometimes professionally edited.

Blogging can be seen as a form of social net working service. Indeed bloggers do not only produce content to post their blogs , but also build social relation with their readers and other bloggers . However   there are  high readership blogs which do not allow comments . A typical blog combines text ,digital images, and links to other blog web pages and other media related to its topic . However ,blog owners  authors need to moderate and filter online comments to remove hate speech or other offensive content..  

               Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art blogs), photographs(photo blogs),videos( video blogs or vlogs) ,music (mp3 blogs ),and audio (pod casts) . Micro blogging is another  type of blogging ,featuring very short posts. In education blogs can be used instructional  resources .

These blogs are referred to as edu blogs . Include Twister , face book , Thumblr  and by far the largest  weiBo  A blog can be private as in most cases or government purpose.

Blogger:

      Blogger is a popular and free blogging service owned by Google.

Types of Blogs or Different forums of Blogs

1.    Personal                             4.Non-profits              7.Private  

2.    Business                            5. Military       

3.    School                               6.Sports

Blog Addresses

●    Wordpress.com

●    Blogspot.com

●    Posterous.com

●    Squarspace.com

BULLETING BOARD (electronic)

A Bulleting board is a surface intended for the posting of public messages Bulleting  boards can also be entirely in the digital  domain and placed on computer network so people can leaved  and erase messages for other people to read and see as in a bulleting board system .A bulleting board which combines a pin board  and  writing surface is know as combination bulleting board .

The electronic bulletin board is a communication system that allows parties to view pipeline information through personal computers and phone lines. IT is used to advertise items wanted or for sale ,announce events , or provide information. An online connection allows information to the viewed on a screen to the user, and allows the  user to react by entering data, requesting new data, and requesting files to be transferred.

A large collection of EBB (Electronic Bulletin Board)is known as newsgroup. Thousands of newsgroup exist on the world wide web. Internet forums replacement for traditional bulleting boards  online bulleting boards are sometimes referred to as messages boarded .The terms bulleting board, message board and even internet forum are interchange able although often one bulletin board or messages  board can contain a number of  internet forums or discussion groups . An online board can serve the same  purpose as physical bulleting board .

The main advantage of the EBB is the fact that they are so public. Because of their accessibility, they give users to opportunity to get information from a huge number of sources, each with the possibility of a unique, and even global perspective.

There are several disadvantages to EBB as well as they are public and often unedited. They are almost like an open invitation for troublemakers whose sole intention seems to be stir things up. The proliferation of unwanted ads is another problem. Also most EBB do not keep an archive of each post and threads.

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