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Trends in Business Communication: Including New Technologies and Their Applications

The advent of new technologies and applications like email, Facebook, Twitter and blogs has changed business communication significantly. In my own business environment of commercial property management, business communication is very important for efficiency and success, from responding to resident and potential lesser concerns to following through with coworkers on important issues from sales to maintenance. Smart phones with text and email capability have largely replaced laptops among most employees, while Twittering and Facebook networking are responsible for sending important updates and making business and potential lesser contacts. This analysis will discuss the role of business communications in my workplace, including trends associated with new technologies and their applications.

The use of new technologies like Twitter and the social networking site Facebook is one trend in my work environment. Our company even has its own Facebook page and all employees are members. We keep in touch on a professional and personal level with Facebook, helping to balance career and personal demands. Twitter accounts are used by our office personnel for a number of reasons. Maintenance personnel change their status to "occupied" or "free" when they are starting or done with a job respectively. Real estate leasing agents post successful sales closings and other pertinent information. One survey recently taken found that 57 percent of workers use sites like Facebook and Twitter an average of 40 minutes a week during office hours (Allen, 2009, p. E1). This form of communication significant cuts costs compared to former methods of business communication, whether with someone on the next floor or someone on another continent.

Part of the success of our company is our culture. We are a family culture and all employees are routinely available to work with others or help others in any mann

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