Digital Communications - Which factor largely in many people's personal and business lives, include any transmission of information from one computer or mobile device to another. This feature covers many forms of digital communications : e-mail, text messaging and picture/video messaging, digital voice communications, blogs and wikis, online social network, chat rooms and web conferences and content sharing.

With the internet cell phone network and other wireless network increasing in size and speed, digital communications have become more and more prevalent. The most common devices used to communicate digitally are desktop computers, mobile computers, smart phones and other mobile devices.

Seccesful use of digital communications involves selecting both the proper communications device and the proper mode of communication for a given situation. For example, under what circumstances might sending a text message from a smart phone be more appropriate than sending an e-mail from a desktop computer ? the answer to this question also may depend on whether the situation involves personal or business communications. Each computer or mobile device and communications method has advantages and disadvantages that you should consider.

The following pages describe how people use different types of digital communications in their personal and business lives to enhance collaborations in their personal and business lives to enhance collaboration and increase productiveity. The final section og the feature includes an example an example of how you might use digital communications.