CMC stands for Computer Mediated Communication.
It refers to any form of communication using computers and computer networks, including emails, electronic conferences, messaging etc.
Let's take a closer look on Computer Mediated Communication through the short clip below:
Interesting issin't it? Does CMC has more pros or cons? The prescence of CMC has also affected personal identity and lifestyle. It enables a person to have multiple identities. It may be advantageous to those who have not been able to find acceptance because of their physical appearance or characteristics in real life to be themselves online. This results in the coexistence of two extremes: deception and self-revelation.
One common application of CMC is cyber dating. Let's have a preview of it:
This is one humorous aspect of CMC. CMC has given birth to cyber-dating which is very prevalent nowadays. But it does have its flaws compared to transactional communication, when we see the other party face to face and know exacly how the person looks like, the vibes that he or she gives and such. What are your views of CMC on cyber dating? Is it a blessing or a curse?
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i always thought people who dated online were socially inept, desperate to find a partner and to a certain extent- weird! i do admit that till today, i feel that there's still a strong social stigma associated with it. but it surprises me that cyber dating is a multi-million dollar industry.
hmmmmm it is a new channel of communication. (but is it sincere enough? i am someone who rather feel 'physical connection' when making friends) oh and you can go through profiles and choose friends to make. effective? time saving? well there's people who think so! but there are many who put up fake profiles!
i personally know of a couple who met thorough an online dating site and ended up getting married. that sounds blissful! but i've heard many stories where people get cheated, mislead, lied and even raped after a first real life meeting :(
good or bad, CMC is here to stay. its no longer practice but habit ot even lifestyle- (think facebook!!) i must admit it does make the world smaller, and that's what's great about it. (ps: it does not make the world better)
i guess it is alright to cyber date. its not only in cyber space where we have to be careful of who we meet, but even in pubs and bars as well.
we just have to be wary of the things we do. to me, a good way would be to meet only after a long period (1 year?) of exchanging phone calls and emails. so there's a 'feel' of the potential date before meeting them.
I am not socially inept, nor desperate, but one of my ex-girlfriends was from the internet. I used to tend toward the view that meeting girls online was 'lame' and yes, for desperate, socially inept people, so i rather surprised myself when I found myself liking her.
Despite the lack of a physical connection, or real time interaction (whats that fanciful word comms students use?), I find that you can actually get to know pretty much about a person through cmc. As with different forms of communications, it probably has its strong and weak points, and it depends very much on the person behind the screen to either make full use of them, or take advantage of them.
My friend of more than a dozen years has been attached for more than 3 years to a girl he met online (yes my friends are all socially inept and desperate weirdos). So i would not exactly discount cmc as a sincere form of er..pursuit.
That being said...i dont have facebook, and i think its the stupidest thing ever. :)
we can't firmly determine whether online dating is a curse or a blessing. If we affirm that online dating is totally a curse, there won't be any companies setting up online platform for online dating. the fact that there are still platform for online dating available, shows that there are still demand for it. Besides, I knew a couple of people that get married happily after they meet online. Hence, online dating is not always a curse after all.
cyber dating is truly a phenomena of the century, who would have thought that individuals could connect through the internet to find their potential life partners?
Yet another incentive to go online!
Indeed, such means of finding a life partner does entail its risks.
But with appropriate control and monitoring, i believe such an idea could have very big benefits.
It makes the world a much smaller place to be in. And by cutting the barriers of distance down, we open the field for more choices.
again..whether something is a curse or a blessing depends on individuals' perspectives, circumstances and motives. many factors play a part.
for instance to pervertic uncles who preys on young girls using cmc/cyber dating, for them this is a blessing.but for the girls that they have harmed, and the society in general; cmc in this context is a curse.
I agree with what gabriel and vicky shared..that indeed people can find true love/love partners from the net. one of my colleague has a steady bf from germany and they met in .. (as you guess it!) the irc. and in this case it's definitely a plus.
lol. i can go on and on about its pros cause i became the christian thru the net too! i think cmc is not just good for cyberdating..it is able to serve many good purposes as long as out motives is good. (:
online dating do have its pros n cons like everything else. pros as you have mentioned in your post, people who find it hard to be accepted because of their physical appearance or characteristics in real life to be themselves online. This to them would be like a second life a new beginning, with hope of finding someone who will accept them online and maybe in reality too. Cons of course be people who uses cyberspace for the sole purpose of deceiving others as everyone would know is relatively easy to do so.
Cyber dating is very dangerous. Especially for gals, this is because there are many sexual predators lurking in the net patiently for their prey
Hi again. Humorous and interesting video of that cartoon, but it also sends the message across to us about what are the facts of danger of on line or cyber dating.
More on the unseen dangers and the unknowing person that you are communicating with.
I personally don't think that people who date online are socially inept. Everyone is just looking for someone who they can relate to. I'm not a fan of online dating and things such as "second life". I rather date someone in the real world.
Yes. There are people out there who who fake their names and stuff like that, but the only reason they do that is because the internet is a very dangerous place and giving your really identity can lead to trouble. Sad to say but there are those who give fake identities just because they are weird.
haha... ya... some people are simply wierd and just fake their identities. Some some do it for the fun of it. I mean you can't do that in the real world right. LOl.
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