User:Jwmisner/Social dynamics of communication technology

The social dynamics of communication technology are just beginning to be explored by social scientists. The implications for alterations to the way in which humans interact by way of technology applied to communication forms are far-reaching and some, such as Marshal McLuhan, have suggested that the advent of computer-mediated communication (CMC) is plunging the world into a fourth revolution in communication, the first three of which were the alphabet, the printing press, and the electrochemical revolution. Social media are making it easier for people to connect and reconnect with one another, sites such as Twitter are providing news reports from areas of the world that do not allow freedom of press, and wikis (such as this one) are making it possible for experts to share information with one another and the world at large.