IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication · 1986 · 47 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationComputer ScienceCommunication TheoryHuman-computer InteractionInterpersonal CommunicationCommunicative CompetenceComputer-mediated CommunicationComputer-mediated DiscourseComputer-supported Cooperative WorkWriting ConventionsWriting Style
Computer conferencing, although analogous to print and telephone conversation, is a new medium. While it is a form of writing, computer conferencing test is temporary. Users of computer conferencing must become aware of the special characteristics of communicating in this medium and adopt new communications strategies if computer conferencing is to achieve its full potential.