Active Quote by Ulrich Beck

Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.

— Clifford Stoll

The possibility of interpersonal communication has increased substantially with contemporary technology. But as compared with the major changes, which were long ago, these are…

— Noam Chomsky

Communication is what sets us human beings apart from other beings in this world.

— Mariana van Zeller

All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that communication is the…

— Mario Bunge

Small changes can magnifiy. The possibility of interpersonal communication has increased substantially with contemporary technology. But as compared with the major changes, which were…

— Noam Chomsky

During the past few decades, modern technology, with radio, TV, air travel, and satellites, has woven a network of communication which puts each part…

— David Bohm

It's ironic, but true, that in this age of electronic communications, personal interaction is becoming more important than ever.

— Regis McKenna

“Electronic communication is one means by which the very idea of public life has been put to an end.”

— Richard Sennett

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication…

— Marilyn vos Savant

I don't demonize the downside. As we've seen in Egypt and Tahrir square and other recent event, the adhesiveness through [technology] kinds of communication…

— Anne Waldman

Through historical accident, we've ended up with a global network that pretty much allows anybody to communicate with anyone else at any time.

— Jonathan Zittrain

Why do we have to live with divides between different types of communication?

— Lars Rasmussen