First Post!

Last year here at Clemson! It's a bittersweet feeling, but for all I know I may end up here for Grad school. This first post will be short as I don't have too much to talk about. I do want to express some thoughts on the reading we have done thus far.

Technology has reached a point in society where the boundaries of communication are blurred. You can go buy a phone, and a newer version of that phone will be out in a month. Things are faster, more complicated, and newer ways to communicate with this technology are constantly rolling in. Gone are the days of writing a letter, putting it in an envelope, and sending it off in the mail. In today's age, we can send someone information within seconds. From instructions on how to work a computer, to a simple hello, technology has now created a new level of communication. This extends from businesses all the way to friends talking to each other. From a proposal to a text message.

Most young people today know what LOL and BRB mean, as these are common abbreviations given to words sent through text message in today's youth. Most people in general know how to get on a computer and send an email to someone. Documents and proposals are now being created on a computer and emailed to others. But the problem begins when these get interwoven. A proposal would never have LOL in it, just as a text probably would not have full grammar and punctuation. Today, the audience is one of the most important factor.

One thing overlooked by most people is the human element. As technologically advanced as we become, humans remain the most important role, as it is we who give meaning to all information conveyed and received...