Tag Archives: email

Concept #1: Asynchronicity Asynchronous electronic communication is not the opposite of real-time, synchronous communication: rather it describes forms of communication that appear differently ‘located in time’ depending on the perspective of the sender and receiver. (Allen, n.d) Awareness of time … Continue reading →

What are the pros and cons of email lists versus discussion boards? Are there certain kinds of communication or purposes more suited to one than the other? I joined the Yahoo group Bookworms Reading Group, partly out of interest to … Continue reading →

What information about a user’s email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message? In what cases would you find it useful to use the ‘CC’, ‘BCC’ and ‘Reply All’ functions … Continue reading →

Communicating in the infosphere includes Lists, Newsgroups, Chat & Messaging – but only lists will be studied tonight. We’ve already looked at email. Throughout this module we’ll cover other asynchronous forms, synchronous forms, 1-to-many and even many-to-many – sounds like … Continue reading →

If you must use Microsoft Outlook, then take the time to set it up properly. It’ll make your email sparkle. Good, text-based email is still the most effective use of the medium. Laying out and structuring your email takes about … Continue reading →