Computer-Mediated Communication

Computer-Mediated Communication )CMC) is any form of communication between two or more individual people who interact and/or influence each other via separate computers through the internet or a network connecion. CMC mostly occurs through e-mail, video, audio or text conferencing, bulletin boards, listservers, instant messaging, and multi-player video games. Switching communication to a more computer mediated form has an effect on many different factors: impression formation, deception and lying behaviour, group dynamics, disinhibition, and especially relationship formation. The present volume provides a comprehensive analysis of CMC geared at professionals and students in the field of communication. It will assist the readers to become aware of the opportunities and challenges of CMC.