Social Information Process Theory

One of the big themes of this chapter is that Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) is vastly impersonal as compared to face to face communication. The author argues that so much gets lost in translation when communication is typed or displayed through the means of a computer. When face to face, a conversation is filled with non-verbal cues galore, the inflection of someone's voice, the look on their face, body language, etc. Over the telephone one at least has the sound of someone's voice to work with. Any misunderstanding can immediately be cleared up because of the instantaneous nature, but in written communication all non-verbal cues are lost. People's interpretation of written text can be grossly misinterpreted. Negative feelings can result from these misunderstandings, leading to further inflamatory conversation.

I have been developing a website for some time now related to one of my biggest passions - baseball. The biggest challange and my biggest goal is to convey myself in a manner where there is no misunderstanding whatsoever of my intentions - to pass the passion of the game onto future generations. It can be a daunting task, but the amount of time and energy that is going into will be well worth it in the end. The static "Coming Soon" page is here. I hope that nothing is lost in translation when it is finally launched and everyone that reads it will be inspired in some way.