Technological Advancements in Communications

Messages from parts unknown to us are an everyday occurrence. They form a large part of the correspondence we usually get as we go about our daily lives. At work, we get them from contacts, coworkers and customers. At home, we get them from friends and loved ones. We usually have no idea where they may be at certain times of the day but we get the message just the same. Mobility in terms of communication, work and telecom devices have become so relative that if you were to pinpoint exact message sources in terms of physical location at any given time --- just give up. You don't have to. As long as you receive the message you need when you need it most, that?s it. Parts unknown to us can be virtual or real world. They make up most of what we use now such as:

????????? Business VoIP. The online phone systems in your office that allows you to make and receive calls. Internet fax and voicemail messages also get through the PBX to reach your mailbox or smartphone. It?s a highly reliable system and a truly efficient one. Companies big and small use it to their advantage via toll free or local numbers from service providers like RingCentral.

????????? SMS and MMS. You get a lot of text messages and multimedia messages (pics and vids) on your smartphone everyday. Most of them from coworkers and contacts and some of them from unheard of companies promoting products or services.

????????? Mobile apps. Information apps channel websites with relevant information to you on your personalized info app. These are messages more comprehensive and in-depth compared to the usual messages you get from parts unknown. Although you know what info app you use, from where it gets the info it provides you --- that?s what you have no precise idea about. It is interactive and instantly gratifying.

From Known Sources

Messages from sources known to us are those you regularly get from retail companies and service providers. Sometimes there will be urgent messages from friends and loved ones whom you know to be spending a lot of the time in one particular place only. Messages from such companies, people or groups of people are messages from immovable entities such as:

????????? Snail mail. The most archaic but nevertheless still reliable. Slow but sure is how it goes. Yes, there still are companies that need to use such corresponding methods like retailers mailing junk mail or packages; utility companies and retailers sending you bills to pay; loved ones sending you letters or greeting cards. The legal system sending you jury duty summons. This is the old school.

????????? Phonecalls. Either via home phones, office IP phones, mobile phones, smartphones or PC softphones, you get to know call sources once they tell you or when you ask them. This is how the usual telephone conversation begins. You ask who and from where.

????????? Telegraph. Just as archaic as the snail mail but also just as reliable. Shorter messages can be found here. Mostly urgent ones.

????????? Courier. The snail mail?s cousin although the messages you get are usually of the boxed kind like packages, crates, satchels, and the like. Retail companies customarily send stuff over to you for delivery via courier.

????????? Traditional media. Print, TV and radio send you messages in the form of news, shows and entertainment. Production-intensive and broadcast-oriented and meant for everyone to enjoy. It is impersonal and can be biased and manipulative at times.

From Technology Ambiguous To Us

Some technologies are simply too big an idea for most of us to grasp but nevertheless, we come to know them by the benefits they offer. These are satellite broadcast communications, fiber-optic cable TV, Internet livestream, cellular phone tech, radio electronic and cloud tech communications. We?ve heard about them so we think we know. However, these are high-tech message senders that sound like magic to us owing to our collective ignorance about them. We can choose to be informed if we like to and begin to understand their usefulness better. Otherwise, we can just think about such tech as some kind of otherworldly messenger like the owl from Hogwarts.

Source: http://www.itmashable.com/2012/12/technological-advancements-in.html

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