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Modern communications technology or ICT( Internet Communications

Technology) can be defined as ‘anything which allows us to get
information, to communicate with each other, or to have an effect on
the environment using electronic or digital equipment

New technological trends accompanying microelectronics include dimunition, digitalization,

computerization, globalization of communication, instantization, customatization, automation,
robotization, and leisurization. Each of these has a profound and extensive effect in both work
and social relations.

Below I’ve provided brief outlines of 13 examples of

communication technology that are used regularly in the 21st
Century:

1. Social Media Platforms : Social media platforms allow

people to create personal pages, post profile images and
updates on their lives, and create a friend list of people who
can see your updates.

2. Blogs : Blogs are personal websites where people can

publish or ‘log’ information for others with an internet
connection to read – all around the globe. Blogs
revolutionized mass communication. Before blogs you
needed to get a publishing company to print and market
your writing around the world at great expense.
 3. Vlogs : Vlogs are “video logs”. They emerged as an
extension of blogging after increased bandwidths enabled
regular people to post video online.

4. Live Video : Live video is an extension of vlogging that has

responded to online content consumers’ needs for
immediacy and authenticity.

Conferencing Technology : Sophisticated conferencing

technology helps workplaces communicate across long
distances. Today, live conferencing technology tends to use live
video alongside complex speaker systems. Examples of
common affordances of conferencing technology include: 

 360 degree cameras. Cameras automatically detect who is

speaking then display the current speaker’s face. 
 Microphone and speaker capacities to allow anyone in a
room to speak clearly to people on the other end of the
conference call.

5. Group Wikis : A wiki is a website where anyone can edit

and add content. The most famous wiki is, of course,
Wikipedia.

6. Group Forums : A group forum allows people to post

questions and answers for others to respond to. Many
forums are sorted by topics, such as Reddit, which allows
people with shared interests to communicate with one
another.

7. Collaborative Documents
8. Podcasts : Podcasts are packets of audio information that
can be uploaded and stored on cloud technology ready for
 anyone to download and listen to at-will. A podcast can be
automatically downloaded onto a smartphone through RSS
feeds so that fans of a podcast series can get the latest
episodes at-will.

Wearable Technology : Wearable technologies help make

communication easier than ever. A wearable technology is any
information technology that is carried on the body. Examples
include:
 Smart Watches
 Smart Glasses
 Exercise bracelets

9. Smart Speakers: Smart speakers are computerized

personal assistants placed around offices and homes in
order to help people complete tasks hands-free. They are
usually activated using a hot word, like ‘Hey Computer’ or
‘OK Google’. Smart speakers can hear people from
distances, allowing people to use the speakers while still
going about their business.

10. Web Chat : While web chat has been around since
the early days of the internet, it has experienced a
resurgence in recent years for business to consumer (B2C)
communication. Smartphone apps have made webchat an
increasingly popular form of instant communication
between friends. However, it has also recently been used
by companies as a means of offering “web chat support” to
customers seeking help with their products

11. Email : While email has been around since at least

the 1970s, it makes this list because of its continuing
relevance in the 21st Century. Perhaps most emblematic of
email’s increased relevance to our lives is the growing rate
of ‘paperless billing’. Whereas once we would have
received bills via post, most business to consumer (B2C)
billing and invoicing is done via email today. Email has also
rendered alternatives like Fax almost irrelevant in the 21st
Century.