Monday, April 30, 2007

Concept 3: Effective Internet communication combines technical and communicative competence

Because Internet technologies for communication are so much more powerful in their ability to manipulate, transform and process data (a pen, for example, can't store words as well as write them), information processing and communicative skills must be developed in concert.

Communication on the internet is not just about having the skills to compose a comprehensive email message. Likewise good online communications skills are not about having detailed knowledge of the technical side of your email programme and using it efficiently. Being a good communicator on the internet will involve being efficient at both of these things. Of course with the technical side of the online communication process developing all the time we should search to improve our skills and not allow complacency to slip in.

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