Technology+and+Communication

How is Technology affecting language(s)

I am a big fan of Star Trek and as a young boy I was fascinated by "The universal Translator" that Captain Kirk and the crew used. Nowadays technology has rapidly caught up with Sci-Fi and we have our own universal translator- "Google Translate". So has this piece of technology done away with the need to ever learn languages again?

H ow is Social Media affecting Communication: This video particularly looks at the way it may effect businesses. My thought/question after watching this video "Is Social Media making businesses more accountable to their customers? Will it be a force for good in that peer reviews will become more important than adverts, or will big business simply manipulate this process?" media type="custom" key="24925938"

How is the Internet changing Language?

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Social Networking and communication Directions: In your small group view the two news segments below and discuss the questions below.

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 After protests succeeded in ousting Mubarak, what were the reasons for continued protests?

 What was the military’s message to these people?

 How was Facebook used by Egyptian activists in 2008 to support of striking workers?

 According to prominent activist, Gameela Ismail, how did social media encourage many Egyptians who had been reluctant in the past to join the protests?

 How was social media used to expose the death of Egyptian businessman Khaled Said and what effect did this information have on the people of Egypt?

 Explain how the Egyptian government’s strategy to block Facebook and the Internet backfire and increase the public’s resolve to protest.

 Explain the role of older media like television in the huge uprising.

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Though the percentage of Egyptians on line is small and the number with access to Facebook even smaller, how were protest organizers able to use social media tools like Twitter and Facebook to grow the protests?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> How did the news networks come to rely on social media for their information?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> How did seeing the scenes of young protesters being beaten in the streets and the word that some 300 might have been killed affect older Egyptians who participated in the protests up to that point? How did social media help present these events on media outlets like Al Jazeera when state run television wouldn’t tell this story?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> What do some skeptics say about the role of social media in the Egyptian Revolution? How do conditions in Egypt seem to bear this out?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> According to skeptics who question the importance of social media and television in the Egyptian Revolution, what were the real motivations for Egyptians to take to the streets?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Why were the efforts by the Egyptian government so ineffective in countering the protest efforts?