[Air-l] rhetorical analysis on SCMC

[Joao Vieira da Cunha]

Christian,

Sure, but one can concede that users can socially construct systems such as 
instant messaging as synchronous. It is an issue of whether we're using 
technocentric definitions of systems or usercentric definitions of them.

Joao
PhD Student
MIT / Sloan



At 02:16 PM 2/25/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Christian Nelson wrote:
>
> > As I'm sure others will note, there's a problem with the notion of
> > synchronous CMC. All CMC systems have some kind of lag built into
> > them.
>
>I should say "All CMC systems that are widely available at present . . .
>." Of course, with the advent of things like Internet 2 the possibility
>of simultaneous vocal and/or visual communication may well be possible.
>--Christian
>
>
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