Open AccessCommunication features in online and offline spaces.
Author(s) -
Anrieta A. Karapetyan,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
istoričeskaâ i socialʹno-obrazovatelʹnaâ myslʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2219-6048
pISSN - 2075-9908
DOI - 10.17748/2075-9908-2021-13-3-105-112
Subject(s) - online and offline , nonverbal communication , computer science , everyday life , internet privacy , social media , multimedia , world wide web , psychology , communication , political science , law , operating system
No other media has become so popular in such a short period of time as online, which mainly serves for the purpose of communication. Online communications have the potential to fundamentally change the character of our social lives on all levels of social interactions. This article represents an attempt of discussing pros and cons of the online communication compared to the offline ones, and including functional as well as cultural components such as habits, usefulness, as well as specific cases affecting the gradual and immediate shift from the offline to the online communication (like COVID19 pandemic). Online communication spaces provide ample opportunities for selfrepresentation, convenience and compliance, easy connectivity from every place in the world, it is time-consuming and costly. It is widely used in all areas of everyday life. At the same time participants of online communication need nonverbal communication and those all-important social signals, which make communication more efficient. Despite the number of advantages, online communication still cannot completely replace the offline ones.