COM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-8: Social Presence Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Capital

• School: URI
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COM 100
• Professor: Danielle Parsons

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Be sure to incorporate the four most common uses of the. Internet: contrast the media deficit approach and the media augmentation approach. Include and explain the appropriate theories for each approach (social presence, social network, and media richness): explain how cmc affords anonymity. Then, define and give an example of each of the four consequences of online anonymity (spoofing, spam, phishing, and cyberbullying). Explain and give examples of how computer-mediated communication has made developing relationships online easier. Define the digital divide and explain why it is important to understand issues of access. Make sure you describe who is online and who is not, and reasons why people are not online. Be sure to define and incorporate cultural capital, technocapital, and diffusion of innovations into your response. Define and give an example of diffusion of innovations. Explain one guideline of e-mail etiquette and why that guideline should be followed.