New Communcations Technologies

This exciting new edition of The New Communications Technologies provides vital information on the new and emerging technologies that will shape the way communicators do business in a rapidly changing world. In addition to technological background on computers, information storage, fiber optics, mobile communications, and digital television, the reader will discover the social, economic, and legal ramifications of these evolving technologies. As technological convergence continues to accelerate, it will be increasingly important that today's communications professionals understand these rapidly changing technologies and their impact our society. While exploring the underlying concepts that drive technological change, The New Communications Technologies, Fifth Edition focuses on the latest and most important trends. This text includes chapters on information services such as the Internet and the World Wide Web, wireless communications, email and privacy, the new technologies, and the first amendment.