Media naturalness theory

Comparatively, the screen time argument is something that everyone can determine for themselves, whether it be good or bad, yet the facts mustn’t be set aside. The media naturalness theory asks the important question that follows: “What should happen when we selectively suppress face-to-face communication elements (e.g., colocation, the ability to employ facial expressions, etc.) through e-communication technologies?” (Kock pg. 2). Realistically, there must be an answer as to what happens when we suppress face-to-face communication through e-communication technologies such as (e-mail, video games, and smartphones). The Media Naturalness Theory brings up the examples of colocation (business) and the ability to employ facial expressions, which…

For example, after I created the GoogleDoc, I wanted to initiate the discussion, but no one answered. As we studied in class, both the cues-filtered-out and media richness theory suggest that EMS cannot provide the nonverbal cues which made it difficult to establish a sense of group trust or feel that we could count on each other to accomplish the task ahead. In a face-to-face group we can all be working at the same time and place which makes it possible to give and receive feedbacks instantly.…

Gerard Jones is an American author and a comic book writer about media. Jones argued in his essay “Violent Media Is Good for Kids” to discuss several good reasons that violent media is beneficial to kids. In Jones’s essay, he talked about many good reasons that led me to be certain of his reasons why violent media are helpful to kids. Jones believes violent media assistances children to be more courageous to face their obstacles. Jones gave a very good example of his son, who was not able to…

uses technology to give people their food ASAP, so they do not have to wait. Fast food, with the help of technology, has made it possible for people to grab food to go at any point and time, without having to wait a few minutes. It has affected the ability for parents to be able to effectively teach and communicate with their children. Technology captivates the hearts and minds of youth; completely captivating their attention and distracting them from the important moments of life. And…

Does Social Media Bring Us Closer-or Make Us Loners, written by Wency Leung, is about one main question in which Leung asks people to consider their relationship with social media and technology. In this article, Wency Leung argues how technology is distracting us from personal experience with others. She wants the reader to consider if social media and technology help create friendship or help with creating some barriers between people. Leung argues against multiple sources and uses those…

Imagine a cluster of people in a room, especially teenagers, that are hanging out with one another. Instead of the enjoying each others company they are all on their phones and essentially disregarding each others company. “Social media is an amazing tool, but it’s really the face-to-face interaction that makes a long-term impact.” remarked Felicia Day. Technology allows people to have many opportunities to communicate with one another, but the quality of that communication is generally poor. As…

The history of communication media technology has been assessed from the controversial perspective of the benefits versus the negative implications it has on society. There is no doubt that the world has witnessed a long history of technological advent, adoption and use, resulting in the current state of rampant technology media application in the modern society (McQueen, 2003). Technology advancement has taken different forms, which may range from video, to computer-based, internet and now the…

helps us in maintaining our daily lives. But these technology start to maintain our social life where social media plays their part. Social media allows people to connect themselves with others from around the world. People don’t have to worry about distance or time since social media only requires small amount of time to communicate with other in different places. Especially with smartphones, people have more flexibility to communicate where they are able to communicate anywhere and anytime…

quote is the original text from the school essay of a 13-year-old UK girl written in a social media style from Caroline Tagg’s Exploring Digital Communication,…

Amy Jo Martin made an interesting comment about social media. “Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo, or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.” (Martin, Web) This is the age of technology and social media. People all over the world can connect and help each other via social media. There are two different views as to how social media affects us.…