Abstract
This paper thoroughly examines interpersonal communication. It specifically focuses on computer-mediated communication (CMC)--such as the use of e-mail, chat rooms, and instant messaging--as a valid medium for developing relationships. The paper discusses CMC compared to face-to-face (FtF) contact and looks at some of the issues that surrounded CMC.

Table of Contents:
Chapter I
Background
Self-Disclosure And Computer-Mediated Communication
Communication and People With Disabilities
Computer-Mediated Communication and People With Disabilities
Communication Privacy Management Theory
Summary and Research Questions
Procedures
Data Analysis
Chapter III
Results
Desire for Accurate Self-Portrayal
Familiarity With Technology
Desire for Acceptance
Chapter IV
Discussion
Overview
CPM Theory and the Results
Limitations
Future Research

From the Paper
"Due in large part to its inherent limitations and relative lack of scope, this study provides ample opportunities for future research, including opportunities to investigate a broader range of circumstances relating to people with disabilities and their decisions to disclose their conditions to online relational partners. Future researchers may want to discover how factors such as gender, age, a poor self-image, and lack of familiarity with the Internet contribute to both the success and failure of online relationships begun by people with disabilities and their tendencies to disclose or withhold information from their relational partners. A further opportunity remains to extend the present study to include individuals with other types of disabilities, specifically those which do not require the use of an assistive device such as a wheelchair, but are nonetheless visually obvious (such as a person who was severely burned). There is little doubt that people with physical disabilities constitute an important segment of the population, and to the extent that researchers can build upon this line of research, scholars and practitioners alike may someday come to a better understanding of the decision-making processes people with physical disabilities go through as they develop healthy and satisfying personal relationships."

Tags:contact, relationship, CMC, interaction

Abstract
This paper will discuss the new technology that is involved in computer-mediated technology for the Internet. By discussing some forms of synchronous and asynchronous methods of this type of email, and information carrying devices for the Internet, we can see how they are being used in a modern format, and why they are changing in the present language of computer studies. With these ever-changing fields of computer informational packages present, we can learn much about the current status of these new ways of communication.

Abstract
This paper discusses the technology-mediated forms of communication that de-center face-to-face communication, such as is seen in the text messaging and instant messaging modes of communication. The paper then shows how this de-centering of face-to-face communication impacts language use and language structure. The paper provides the writer's personal opinions on the effects that this mode of communication has.

From the Paper
"In general, this finding mirrors my own experience of instant messaging in that it is a useful mode of rapid communication while multi-tasking but it is highly limited. For example, one can be writing a paper, researching articles in online databases, while chatting back and forth with friends on MSN or one of the other popular instant messaging networks. As one may gather from this use, primary concentration is focused upon other tasks, so quick notes or comments of one or two lines of instant messaging that can be rapidly understood and responded to represents the ideal mode of communication here. Longer and more complex messages necessarily demand more time and energy in interpretation and response; time and energy that is diverted from the primary task one is often involved with. Research tends to support this point of view, and suggests that even among young and experienced instant messengers there is a high degree of frustration with discussion threads that may be long and complicated (An and Frick 493)."

Tags:text, message, sms, conversation

Abstract
The discourse analysis approach to understanding human communication is used to examine the discourse that takes place in a computer-mediated forum. An overview of the forum is followed by a review of how discourse analysis works and how it can be applied to this research project. A description of the analytic technique is followed by a discussion of the findings and a summary of the research in the conclusion. Relevant appendices with original research findings and explanatory notes are also provided.

From the Paper
"The amount of empirical work employing the discourse analysis approach has increased in recent years, as organizational researchers have embraced the methods established in other domains of study to explore organizations (Hardy, 2001). The discourse analysis approach to understanding human communication described by Wood and Kroger and others is used in this research project to examine the discourse that takes place in a computer-mediated forum."

Tags:gender, network, ubiquitous

Abstract
In this paper, the writer shows how the new modes of communication de-center face-to-face communication. The writer also looks at how the modern forms of communication impact language use and language structure.

From the Paper
"Based upon my routine activities, I believe that the technology-mediated form of communication that de-centres face-to-face communication can best be seen in the text messaging and instant messaging modes of communication. In this paper, I will show how these new modes of communication de-centre face-to-face communication, as well as how they impact language use and language structure. Instant messaging is one of the fastest growing electronic-mediated modes of communication in the world. Although many of elements of instant ..."

Tags:communication, computer, media

Abstract
This paper discusses written and print communication to show how and why these forms of human interaction were important advances in developing modern societies. The paper then looks at written communication in the computer age, including types of written communications, and implications for the future.

From the Paper
"The value of being able to keep and retrieve knowledge, ideas or experiences outside of the oral tradition seems to have been recognized since the earliest cavemen. Without some form of written communication, primitive cultures relied upon the oral tradition, passing down knowledge, tribal history, laws via stories or rhythmic prose and poems. (McMurdo 2003) Some of the earliest forms of "writing" can be seen in cave drawings and rock paintings in the American Southwest, as well as in the southern area of France and in England. Other primitive forms of writing include notches on sticks, totem poles or etchings on rocks. While not writing as understood by modern society, these are all primitive ways of recording information to be passed on over time and for the most part over distance."

Tags:knowledge, writing

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that while technology mediated modes of communication have existed for generations, innovations in terms of the introduction of digital wireless technologies over the past ten to fifteen years have radically transformed how people communicate. The essay explores this phenomenon with reference to such technologies as digital cell phone text messaging, computer-based instant messaging, and Internet relay chat. With reference to scholarly work on the subject, the paper is argues how the de-centring of face-to-face communication has impacted language structure in compelling users of these technologies to innovate a range of distinct communication forms.

Outline:
Introduction
Digital Communications Technology
The Impact of Digital Wireless Communication Upon Language
Conclusion

From the Paper
"This technology impacts language in a number of respects. For example, one of the most popular aspects of technology mediated modes of communication is their textual element. While cell phones are, of course, an oral communication medium, one of their most popular added functions lies with text messaging and remote e-mail access. It is difficult to say precisely why text messaging is so popular given that this technology allows the use of oral communication. It may be argued that this is due to the popularity of Instant Messaging through computers, with texting being a logical remote extension of the same practice."

Tags:text-based, digital, computer, wireless

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that while technology mediated modes of communication have existed for generations (e.g., the telephone, radio), innovations in terms of the introduction of digital wireless technologies over the past ten to fifteen years have radically transformed how people communicate. This essay explores this phenomenon with reference to such technologies as digital cell phone text messaging (the most popular mode of this communication among the writer's peers), computer-based Instant Messaging, and Internet Relay Chat.

From the Paper
"With reference to scholarly work on the subject, it will be argued how the de-centring of face-to-face communication has impacted language structure in compelling users of these technologies to innovate a range of distinct communication forms - from adapting Zipf's Law with respect to the economics of language construction to developing a range of linguistic and paralinguistic cues to define interpretation of utterances - that bring much of the complexity of face-to-face communication to these new modes of human language interaction."

Tags:communications, theory, linguistics

Abstract
This paper discusses how communication may be personal or impersonal, as long as the two-communicator requirement is achieved. In particular, it examines the kind of communication present in a romantic relationship maintained and conducted via the online mode using computer-mediated communication over the Internet. This paper outlines, studies, and analyzes the dynamics of an online romantic relationship through a literature review and personal experience.

From the Paper
"The second stage of our relationship, involvement, includes interaction and communication by sharing personal information about our selves with each other. After Ashley and I had met and "seen" each other through pictures, out interest with each other further developed as we progressed to the involvement stage. In this stage, information sharing is the vital factor that relates two communicators in an interaction (relationship). In communication, Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor best describe this stage through the Social Penetration Theory. The Social Penetration Theory posits that ?[c]ommunicators? personalities can be represented by a sphere with layers; it has both breadth and depth? As the relationship develops, the partners share more aspects of the self, providing breadth as well as depth."

Tags:internet, social, penetration, theory

Abstract
This paper studies the different concepts related to networks and communications, as well as the establishment of an online academic community for artists. It looks at the online academic community that Stanford University has started in the pursuit of determining whether such a community can be beneficial for all the artist students. The paper includes graphs and tables.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
Review of Literature
Network Defined
Social Networks
The Upsurge of Different Social Networks
The Role that Social Networks Play
Communication Networks
Computer Mediated Networks and Hyperlink Networks
The Internet Phenomenon
Community Web Sites
Emergence of Networks' Commercial Markets
Privatization and Rising up of World Wide Webs
Academic Networks
Personal or Face-to-Face Networks
Online Networks
Implication to Communication and Information Networks
Barriers to Network Communication
On Freedom
On Control
Establishment of an Online Community
Comparison of an Online Community versus Physical Community
The Artist
The Artist as An Inventor and Scientist
The Artist As Part of An Online Academic Community
Case Study (Club Nexus)
Discussion
Advantages of putting up an Online Academic Community
Other Areas to Consider
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Meanwhile, the coming of the new millennium has brought new and more challenging technologies. Different forms of communications such as Internet, mobile phones and SMS, Internet chat or MIRCs, and e-groups penetrated majority of the countries around the world. Communication through computer - generated networks became very visible. This enables any individual to talk with someone you cannot see in a face-to-face basis, to buy something and have it delivered without having to go out of your home, to research for any information with just one click on the Internet, or to meet new friends. Even on - line studies or distance education through computer - generated communication sprouted like mushrooms. More and more schools started to offer distance form of learning to accommodate students who, due to lack of time, opted to enroll in a much "scheduled-free" learning method. Furthermore, the idea of learning through online gave birth to online academic communities, as pioneered by Stanford University's Club Nexus. This academic community brings the students of the same preference closer to one another and at the same time broadens the students "world"."

Tags:sociology, hyperlink, intranet, telecommunications