tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807706961832134660.post3863671174759198250..comments2024-02-15T22:39:36.258-08:00Comments on COMM 330: Technology and Human Communication: Amanda Schryver--SkypeSoup Twin-1http://www.blogger.com/profile/02445972640508482428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807706961832134660.post-72206957760237601172011-11-20T13:15:25.276-08:002011-11-20T13:15:25.276-08:00I presented on Skype in class Thursday morning. My...I presented on Skype in class Thursday morning. My main focus was how Skype is a popular and very well received form of telecommunication technology. Skype really focuses on their consumers and how to improve their technologies to make their system easy to use and something that keeps people interested and wanting to participate in.<br /><br />My response to the question of the week: what social & economic forces shape the communication infrastructure, is that socially speaking, telecommunications today, is all about connecting to people (across all social media outlets) in the easiest, most effective way possible. Economically, this day and age is all about free products that give people what they want and Skype is representative of all of these qualities.<br /><br />Socially, people can easily connect to friends and family all over the world. Recently, Skype has teamed up with Facebook, so that people have access to their wall and Facebook friends. They can video chat with them, write on their wall, or even update their own status. Skype also provides the ability to call and text people easily for free or very low cost! Economically speaking, the prices they offer are really conducive to the low economy right now. The best products are free but people will also be willing to pay a little money for a service that is really a bang for their buck! Also, cell phone services are now offering video calling on their networks so it does not cut into your cell plan minutes!<br /><br />It was interesting to hear from the other presenters about other new telephony technologies. I enjoyed learning about how these different technologies work and the ways in which people use them to improve their daily lives. It’s amazing to see how much our world has changed and how much we truly rely on the luxuries that the new technologies provide us with.Amanda Schryverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480674126146654779noreply@blogger.com