Kock, Ned. "The Ape That Used Email: Understanding E-Communication Behavior through Evolution Theory." Communications of AIS 5 3 (2001): 29. In my last posts, I’ve discussed media richness theory and media synchronicity theory, the former being foundational for the latter. Another theory on comm...
Continue reading ...My last post discussed media richness theory. While it is not without worth for my research purposes, the theory is somewhat limited in ways that have been discussed by various authors, including Dennis and Valacich in their 1998 article, "Beyond Media Richness: An Empirical Test of Media Synchronic...
Continue reading ...During my TTU Presentation in May, Dr. Eaton noted that I ought to check out media richness theory, since I might find some hints at these terms I’m trying to define, such as what I know I was incorrectly calling “humanness” (watch for upcoming posts on new terms). I’ve looked into this theo...
Continue reading ...Here is the first draft of my reading list, submitted to my committee on 09.09.09. Please know that the formatting is Definitely a work-in-progress. Classical Rhetoric Aristotle, and Richard Peter McKeon. The Basic Works of Aristotle. New York,: Random House, 1941. Bizzell, Patricia, a...
Continue reading ...An article I wrote over a year ago was published today in the Rocky Mountain Communication Review. While it was a rather lengthy gestation period from submission to publication, I am pleased to finally see it in print. It looks very good. Here it is in PDF form: Barrow, Time. (2009) "New Media in...
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