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(2013) communication technology in earlier times, to the fashioning of any tool, machine
or technical device used by man to facilitate the process of communicating. We can map
our progress in technological advancements from BCE to CE times; cave paintings, carrier
pigeons, marathon man, the town Cryer, North American Indians used smoke signals,
African tribes used talking drums, postal service, newspapers, telegraphs, radio,
telephony (vice and voiceless) to process of communication with the aim of making it more
efficient (McDermott).
Below are the most common technologies in use today:
Advantages:
Immediate communication
Accountability
Cheap (affordable)
Productive
Disadvantages:
Requires internet
2. Telephone
Advantages:
Immediate communication
Accountability
Conferencing
Voicemail
Disadvantages:
3. Cellular phone
Advantages:
Mobility
Duality
Disadvantage:
Cell phones are expensive and the rates are also expensive
Both sender and receiver must have access to either cellular or telephone
technology
4. Email
Advantages:
Inexpensive
Convenient
Disadvantage:
5. Facsimile
Advantage:
Cost effective
Hard copies are received by receiver and can be available for future.
Disadvantage:
Consumes paper can be challenge if the receiver has not loaded paper in their
system
6. Television
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
The receiver can respond directly or have real time conversation in most
instances
7. Radio
Advantages:
Relatively inexpensive
Disadvantages:
8. Electronic billboard
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
9. Videoconferencing
Advantages:
Receiver can consider both verbal and non-verbal aspects of the message
Disadvantages:
Expensive to implement
Advantages:
Affordable
Can conduct live meetings and Receiver can consider both verbal and non-
Disadvantages:
Both sender and receiver must have the technologies and programs necessary
Advantages:
Affordable
Disadvantages:
Advantages:
Inexpensive
Disadvantages: