Methods of Communication and Technologies Used to Support Them

In 1999, Andrew Leonard wrote the article on “We’ve Got Mail. Always”. The author’s main purpose of writing is to explain to internet users, the positive and negative effects of email and other relatively new forms of online communication. The author used different examples, stories and statistics to support the main ideas.

I believe Paper was the greatest invention of all Chinese inventions, even greater than gunpowder. “Chinese legend tells that the new invention of paper was presented to the Emperor in the year 105 AD by Cai Lun” (Franklin Institute). In 105 AD, Han Emperor Ho-Ti's chief eunuch T'sai Lun tried with a wide variety of materials and worked with the fiber of plants until each filament was completely separate. The individual fibers were mixed with water in a large vat. Next, a screen was submerged in the vat and lifted up through the water, catching the fibers on its surface. When dried, this thin layer of intertwined fiber became what today we call paper. T'sai Lun's thin, yet flexible and strong paper with its fine, smooth surface was known as T'sai Ko-Shi, meaning: "Distinguished T'sai's Paper" and he became revered as the saint of papermaking.

In 1990, email was not a viable substitute as it was still a part of the research network and not commercially available. The only substitute was standard mail and facsimile. Therefore, in recent years, attractiveness has lowered due to the introduction of another substitute.

To justify and recommend a plan for Board members to bring in new communications technology which can enhance company communication.

SMS / Text Messaging – SMS is short for Short Message Services. Text messages are a way to send and receive messages over cellular data networks. Also, SMS / Text Messages can only contain up to 160 characters per packet.

In the Code Book, by Simon Singh he talks about how the exchange of digital information over the internet has become the most used way to send messages and mail. The use of cryptography is being used to encrypt emails or important messages. Paper mail has slowly decreased because of everyone using the internet to do everything and making it easier for someone to intercept an important message . However, when sending the information or message thru paper mail it is more difficult for someone to intercept the message, but if using the internet if you don't send it encrypted it can be easy for the message to be read by someone else.

All goals must be measurable to then measure the progress towards the successful outcome, to measure progress is to monitor and access success and achievement.

Mankind has come a long way, from reading the traces left by animals in the soil to reading the scratches and scrawls across a white surface, (or the printed letters on a page). However, printed records are hardly ever hand-written anymore since the impact of electronic (and digital) environments are so prevalent in lives. With the exception of those who still write out their notes for school or send heartfelt cards during the holidays, most people don 't

Think about it: even though the Web (and how we use it) evolves on a practically constant basis, all of us are intimately familiar with “email blasts”—those one-size-fits-all messages that don’t give us even the illusion of a personal touch.

Printers – There are usually two different types of printers – Laser and Ink jet. Both types of printers are used to print documents from PCs or laptops. Laser printers are used if there are a lot of print outs needed or the

With the advent of the computerized office in the 1980s we were assured the paperless world was right around the corner. Over thirty years later we are facing

To communicate effectively in the organization between customers; e-mails, chats (WhatsApp/BlackBerry/Skype) and direct phone calls are most useful. E-mails are used as formal communication tool between different customers and can be archived for future need but it can be a reason to delay the response either by the user or by telecommunications’

“We’ve Got Mail-Always” by Andrew Leonard is an article published in 1999 that highlights both the positive and the negative aspects of email in the 1990s. While in some cases email made people productive, for others, it wasted their time. Leonard presents nearly every aspect of email to the reader, allowing him to make his own opinion about email and its advantages and disadvantages. Leonard uses examples and comparison to support his belief that email can have both advantages and disadvantages.

Advertisements: this is a common way of advertising that has many forms. It could be billboards, magazine posters in magazines or newspapers to mention a few.

Electronic mail is utilized by various local, state and federal entities. E-mail provides a high level of convenience and accuracy in communication. "Over 40 million workers correspond via e-mail and that number is increasing 20% per year".[ii] Electronic mail (e-mail) is a form of correspondence that has become a popular form of communication in the public sector. Given its ease of use and convenience, e-mail is becoming the correspondence of choice through local, state and federal governments. E-mail is used to coordinate various levels of government, communicate information rapidly and disseminate information to a wide variety of persons in the quickest manner possible. E-mail also delivers cost benefits when compared to the cost of postal services.