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• Newsletters and posters


  Paper-based communication used to inform people about their interests
• Newsletters and posters


  • Released regularly
  • Recipients have a permanent copy
• Newsletters and posters


  • Requires distribution
  • No special effects, sound/video/animation
  • Printing costs, paper/ink
  • Targeted audience may or may not receive the information
• Websites


  Collection of webpages, text, graphics, video, and sound hosted on a web server on the internet
• Creating websites


  1. Write code

  2. Use a web authoring application
• Websites


  • Hyperlinks to other pages
  • Interactive websites require programming knowledge
  • Can use a camera, scanner, and microphone to input data
  • Usually hire space from the web hosting company
• Websites


  • Ability to add sound/video/animation
  • Links to other websites/hyperlinks
  • Use of hot spots
  • Buttons to navigate/move around the website
  • Hit counters to see who has visited the websites
  • Worldwide advertising capability
• Websites


  • Can be hacked and modified, or viruses introduced
  • Need for a computer and internet connection
  • Lack of portability compared with the paper-based system
  • Need to maintain the website once it is set up
• Multimedia Presentations


  Uses a mixture of media to present information: animations, video, sound, transitions, hyperlinks
• Multimedia Presentations


  • Produced using software packages
  • Used with a projector so a large audience can view
• Multimedia Presentations


  • Use of sound and animation/video effects
  • Interactive/hyperlinks built into presentations
  • More likely to hold the audience's attention
• Multimedia Presentations


  • Need for special equipment – expensive
  • May require internet access
  • Distracts the audience from the sole content of the presentation
  • Very easy to make a presentation with too many features
• Media streaming


  Real-time transition of audio and video files over the internet, allows users to access content without downloading it to their devices
• Media streaming


  • Uses buffering to ensure smooth playback without freezing
• Media streaming


  • Users can access any information at any time and from any location
  • Offers an extensive library of content
  • More cost-effective than traditional cable or satellite TV subscriptions
• Media streaming


  • Heavily relies on a stable and high-speed internet connection
  • Not all content is available on every streaming platform due to licensing agreements and exclusivity deals
  • You don't own the media when streaming, so it may become inaccessible if removed from the service
• ePublications


  Digital versions of printed materials, such as eBooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers, that can be read on electronic devices
• ePublications


  • Aid portability
  • Often more affordable than paperback books
  • Offer interactive elements that enhance the reading experience
• ePublications


  • Reading from an electronic device for a prolonged time can cause eyestrain
  • Lack the tactile experience and physical presence that some readers enjoy
  • Compatibility issues can arise if the ePublication is in a format not supported by the reader's device or software
• Mobile communication forms


  • Short message service (SMS) messaging
  • Phone calls
  • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • Video calls
  • Accessing the Internet
• Short message service (SMS) messaging

  Permits extremely quick communication with another person via typing on a keyboard, recipient can get the text whenever they choose without being available
• Phone calls


  Making calls while on the go is among the most fundamental applications of a mobile phone, mobile phones are the perfect method to stay in correspondence anywhere there is a network signal because they are compact and have an independent battery
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)


  A communication technique for Internet users that transforms sound captured by the built-in mic of the cell phone into individual data packets that may be transmitted via the internet to their intended recipient
• Video calls


  Enables real-time video conversing between multiple participants with a camera-enabled device, uses an internet connection or cellular data
• Accessing the Internet


  Any mobile device with a wireless broadband connection or a mobile phone network can link to the internet
• Web pages are individual documents on websites containing text, images, links to other webpages, etc.