Challenges in Communication Technology
Such technology as computers and cell phones has helped increase communication through eliminating time and distance as communication barriers. While communication technology has improved accessibility, the technology also has created challenges.
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Significance
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Obstacles created by communication technology encompass the digital divide, the gap between people's technological skill levels. Increased technology use places less tech-savvy individuals at a disadvantage. For example, adult students enrolled in online college courses will likely have more difficulty with the courses than traditional students who grew up with the technology used in online education.
Effects
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According to WMUR Channel 9, a New Hampshire news organization, communication technology can create seclusion from neighboring individuals. For instance, WMUR Channel 9's report "Technology Creates New Challenges for Communication" notes that people in the same room may rather text others than talk with each other.
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Warning
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Communication can lead to information overload, receiving information faster than you can process. According to CNN Tech, information overload proves especially evident with Internet content. CNN Tech's report "How Can We Cope with Information Overload?" recognizes prediction software, which studies a user's behaviors and makes suggestions for content based on those behaviors, as one possible information overload remedy.
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