Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

Dr. August E. ("Augie") Grant is J. Rion McKissick Professor of Journalism at the University of South Carolina and Chief Research Analyst for 1World Online. Grant is a technology futurist who specializes in research on new media technologies and consumer behavior. His teaching and research combine the study of traditional and emerging media, with emphases on media management, organizational structure, integrated communication, and consumer behavior. He has been editor of Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals since 1992. Dr. Grant has also been published in virtually every major academic journal in the communication field. His work in media convergence includes founding and serving for five years as Executive Editor of The Convergence Newsletter, chairing twelve national conferences on convergent journalism since 2002, and directing the Newsplex Summer Seminar program to train academics in convergent journalism. Jennifer H. Meadows is Professor in the Media Arts Option and Chair of the Department of Communication Design at California State University, Chico. She earned her M.A.in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Meadows’ teaching and research integrate practical and theoretical concerns related to television production, the relationship between new media technologies and users, and changing media behavior in the new media marketplace. Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) provides top-quality custom studies and technology forecasts on key trends to a wide variety of commercial, government, and academic organizations. Founded in 1978, TFI’s specialties include technology forecasting, depreciation/valuation, telecommunications, energy, and minitrends. TFI brings to the table a futures focus, in-depth experience, a wide range of proven forecasting and trend analysis methods, and an excellent track record of making valuable forecasts over several decades. www.tfi.com.

Section I - Fundamentals
Chapter 1 The Communication Technology Ecosystem, Grant
Chapter 2 The History of Communication Technologies, Brown
Chapter 3 Understanding Communication Technologies, Meadows
Chapter 4 The Structure of the Communication Industries, Grant
Chapter 5 Regulation and Communication Technologies, Berquist


Section II - Electronic Mass Media
Chapter 6 Digital Television & Video, Seel
Chapter 7 Multichannel Television Services, Driscoll & Dupagne
Chapter 8 Online Video/IPTV, Wilkinson
Chapter 9 Radio Broadcasting, Pitts
Chapter 10 Digital Signage, Meadows
Chapter 11 Cinema Technologies, Ogden & Sanders


Section III - Computers & Consumer Electronics
Chapter 12 Personal Computers, Roberts
Chapter 13 Mobile Commerce, Lee
Chapter 14 E-books, Miller
Chapter 15 Video Games, Guillory
Chapter 16 Home Video, Dick
Chapter 17 Digital Audio, Carlin
Chapter 18 Digital Imaging, Sheerin
Chapter 19 Digital Health, Campbell
Chapter 20 Automotive Telematics, Belafonte


Section IV - Networking Technologies
Chapter 21 Telephony, Davie
Chapter 22 The Internet & the World Wide Web, Bor
Chapter 23 Social Networks, Sauerbier
Chapter 24 Broadband and Home Networks, Lombardi


Section V - Conclusions
Chapter 25 Other New Technologies, Meadows et al.
Chapter 28 Conclusions…& the Future, Grant