Week 1, DQ4: Indulge Your Inner Gadget Geek :-).

How has technology changed the communication process? Has technology changed the way people communicatein business? Provide at least two examples, whether of gadgets, software, other technologies, or a combination of technologies.

RESPONSE 1

In my personal experience, spanning 19.5 years in the Navy, I have seen lots of technological advancements in the form of communication. My first cruise in 1996 introduced me to e-mail, and I tell you what, after 4 months of using what we call "snail mail", e-mail was a God-send. As we have moved along since then, and at the same time I have progressed higher in rank, I have noticed how especially towards the top of the chain of command, that e-mail has become the norm, not the exception....