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The article I chose to evaluation is called "Computer-mediated communication". When first reading this article, I found the was very factual and related mainly to the topic of computer-mediated communication. However, as I went through the article, I noticed that when I clicked on the "social software" tab that indicated a networking site related to computer-mediated communication, the wikipedia page stated that the page I clicked on had issues. Meaning that the article the "social software" tab was linked too, did not have accurate information listed on the wikipedia page. On the page, it stated that the source needed more references, may contain original research and it needed cleaned up to meet the Wikipedia standards. So from taking some of the training courses already for this class, I knew this made was not reliable, because it had highlighted important points in the article that linked to sites that were not correct. This can hurt anyone searching that specific item.

Something that I really liked about this article was the amount of references it included. I know above I stated that the article had important points linked to other Wikipedia articles that were not correct. However, the other references indicted in the article about "computer-mediated communication" were up-to-date and very factually represented by the author of this article. This article also stayed on track with what the author was talking about. It gave the two different types of computer-mediated communication as well as the characteristics with definitions to help readers understand what the topic entailed. Overall, I found this article to be very good on face and references besides the minor edits that needed to be made, like the highlighted words for more information.

Aniuni (talk) 20:27, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

What I Plan to Contribute:

1. I would like to elaborate more on what Hyperpersonal Communication is, rather than just comparing it to Computer-mediated communication.

2. I would like to give more examples of the different mediated communication styles that their are, rather than just computer effects. More so how hyper personal communication is effecting society today.

3. I want to add more examples of situations occurring now, rather than just information about the communication model, like message, receiver, channel, etc.

References

Aniuni (talk) 20:59, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Hyperpersonal Theory Model

Hyperpersonal Theory Model is related and understood through computer-mediated communication(CMC). This model is based on virtual communication rather than the traditional face-to-face interactions. It stems from interpersonal communication. According to Erin Schumaker (2013), "the hyperpersonal model addresses how individuals communicate interpersonally online. The theory presents predictions as to how individuals present themselves in an environment rich with unique ways to present self to others, how other individuals both inside and outside of their network evaluate that individual, as well as how these interactions may create an inflated reciprocal spiral of exchanges resulting in subsequently inflated (or exaggerated) relationships".

Background

Orignination of the hyperpersonal theory model came from Joseph Walther. He is the Director of Center for Information Technology and Society at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Walther, according to the University of California, Santa Barbara says, "his teaching and research focus on computer-mediated communication and social media in personal relationships, groups, educational settings, and inter-ethic conflict, topics on which he has contributed several original theories and numerous experiments and surveys".

Uses of Hyperpersonal Theory Model

Hyperpersoanl Theory Model describes how people use virtual communication, or computer-mediated communication, rather than face-to-face communication. There are two directions Walther makes on "the work of CMC and its interpersonal effects":

1. "an effort is made to integrate theories and research findings pertaining to impersonal and interpersonal interactions in CMC, not by dismissing one in favor of the other but rather by specifying some conditions that favor each type outcome, either of which may be desirable and useful in certain contexts"
2. "a new perspective is offered regarding the heightened levels of intimacy, solidarity, and liking via CMC, which have been observed and documented in several empirical and anecdotal accounts. Combinations of media attributes, social phenomena, and social-psychological processes may lead to CMC to become "hyperpersonal," that is, to exceed face-to face (FtF) interpersonal communication"

Computer-Mediated Communication

Computer-mediated communication, also known as CMC, relates to hyperpersonal theory model because it suggests that computer-mediated communication can turn hyperpersonal since they both lack the use of face-to-face communication. CMC "may be impersonal". However, there are now "online friendships and virtual communities". CMC was "emerged as an unintended byproduct of linking large computers to one another for security and information redundancy". In doing so, operators found that the computers were able to send messages to other people, enabling computer-mediated communication. From this, "questions arose as to whether CMC could replace travel to meetings by group members and whether CMC might provide meetings as effective as, or even more effective, than FtF meetings". This is where researchers developed online behaviors vs personal interaction behaviors. They tested this by interactions through e-mail. Researchers then found that computer-mediated communication was more "task-oriented" rather than FtF conversations/meetings.

Applications

Walther

Joseph Walther is noted to be the founder of this theory, however, he uses his finding to teach at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In his research he found "the hyperpersonal model of CMC proposes a set of concurrent theoretically based processes to explain how CMC may facilitate impressions and relationships online that exceed the desirability and intimacy that occur in parallel offline interactions". The model Walther created has four main components that illustrate how CMC relates to message structure and reception:

1. "effects due to receiver processes"
2. "effects among message senders"
3. "attributes of the channel"
4. "feedback effects"

These four components represent how CMC may effect how relationships online exceed offline relationships.

Jiang, Bazarova, and Hancock

Jiang, Bazarova, and Hancock use Joseph Walther's hyperpersonal theory model to indicate the understandings of intimacy interpersonal relationships through CMC. In their study, the three researchers established "some online relationships tend to be more intimate than FtF relationships and CMC interactions are often rated as significantly more intimate than FtF counterparts. One approach to explain this phenomenon is the hyperpersoanl model, which highlights the cognitive and behavioral processes and CMC affordances that can contribute to greater online intimacy".They depicted that people tend to "put their best foot forward" while engaging in CMC relationships. They found that CMC allows a person to self-present themselves. One thing they studied throughout this research was the idea of online dating. Online dating allows a person to post a picture of themselves that they chose and avoid a less attractive photo of them. Jiang, Bazarova and Hancock discovered that "related to the sender's behavior in CMC, people appear to be more comfortable disclosing personal information in CMC than Ftf". This may lead to a more positive hyperpersonal relationship.

Critique

Walther describes some challenges to CMC research. His area of concern lies within three areas:

1. "the increasing neglect of off-line comparisons in CMC studies, potentially undermining broad theoretical understanding and leading to potentially inflated views of CMC's effect"
2. "how and whether new technologies affect the utility of theories that were developed in the contact of somewhat older technological contexts"
3. "how we study interpersonal communication when many relationships are radically multimodal".

Walther's seeks to tell researchers not compare FtF communication with CMC due the fact they rely on different users and features.