Digital Tools for Networking Raquel Bilbraut

Communication is any message send through digital devices. It is fast and easier, the message can be stored in the device for longer periods of time, without being damage, and it can be done over large distances. Also it provides facilities like video conferencing wish save a lot of time, money, and effort. Some examples of digital communication are: E-mailing, texting, fax, teleconferencing, and videoconferencing.
One of the most important digital tools that I think is very helpful is E-mailing. Email is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending receiving, and saving messages through computers. E-mailing is very fast and provides the receiver the opportunity to answer immediately. Email messages are very easy to locate and is a secure way of sending messages. Although it has its disadvantages like, Spam, and viruses, I still think that is a very efficient, easy and low cost way to transmit messages. Emailing is also one of the tools most used in schools and colleges, it allows immediate communication between the student and the professor. It’s the way of send important information like grades, or to give an advance absent notice.
Another helpful digital tool is Teleconferencing. This is a telephone or video meeting between multiple persons in two or more locations. Teleconferencing allows people to participate in regional, national, or worldwide meetings without actually leaving their location. This meetings, are more flexibles as participants can join the conference whenever its necessary. This conferences can be schedule minutes or hours ahead of time, instead of days or weeks. Communication and coordination is more efficient between branches and worksites. At the same time, it will save you the cost of traveling. Although technical failure can occur when trying to establish the communication via conference, it still a very good digital tool of communication and networking that will help if you are doing a study group and can’t leave the house, or at work trying to negotiate with a client.
My third tool is Videoconferencing. This is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies wish allows two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. With videoconferencing, you can reach anyone you need to immediately, and can share Power Point and other visual displays with everyone attending the conference at the same time, giving the feel of everyone being in the same room. Also web-based conferencing allows large rooms of people at different locations to interact with one another effectively. Even though the price is the biggest drawback, it is a very effective way of networking and digital communicating with people far away, when demonstration such as power points are needed. (J.G. Proakis, 2000) (Bernard Sklar, 2001)