Chapter 2: Mediated Interpersonal Communication

Mediated Communication

Any type of communication occurring via a technological channel.

Soical Media

Websites & Applications that enable individual users to network and share content.

Weak Tie

Less-personal relationships typified by infrequent and often superficial communication. Can offer social capital and interpsonal rewards.

Richness

The abundance of nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message.

Leanness

Messages that carry less information due to less nonverbal cues.

Hyperpersonal Communication

An acceleration of the discussion of personal topic and relational development; Occurs more in online communication.

Disinhibition

Expressing messages without considering the consequences of doing so; occurs more frequently in online communication.

multimodality

The ability and willingness to use multiple channels of communication.

Asynchronous Communication

Communications that occurs when there is a time gap between when a message is sent and when it is received.

Masspersonal Communication

Interactions that crosses the boundaries between mass and interpersonal context.

Synchronous Communication

Communications that occurs in real time.