The Changing Landscape of Communication

It was sheer coincidence that I ended up at the Denver Press Club on the eve of the final issue of The Rocky Mountain News, one of Colorado's two daily newspapers. Since most of the people I work with are professional communicators, I feel it's important to share my views on the rapidly changing ways we all communicate with our business partners, friends and family.

Last night, I attended Rosh Sillars "New Media" presentation hosted by the Colorado chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers at the Press Club. While I hate to admit it, before last night, terms like RSS, podcast, twitter, and blog often left me feeling a little dizzy. Rosh delivered a dose of Dramamine last night and today the seasickness is gone. Well, sort of.

Change is inevitable. And while I have mastered many of the intricacies of digital photography and MacIntosh computers, the communications landscape seems to change daily. Like it or not, vehicles of mass communication are being replaced by more personal, community-based relationships served by the new media mentioned above. While you and I cannot control the economy, we can improve our communication by using the new technology available to us.

I promise to share what I learn with you and encourage you to share your success with me. For instant notification of the latest posts to this blog, please register this site with your preferred RSS Reader. Something like Google Reader would work. Being a closet technophobe, I'm still not sure about Twitter....