Internet and Personality

At the moment I am reading this book on Internet and personality.

It deals with a broad spectrum of issues on personality features and the different types of using the Internet.

A world of connections

Wireless technology is progressing very rapidly. According to Kenneth Cukier, Technology Correspondent of The Economist, it will be tremendously useful that new wireless technologies will link both people and lots of objects. But: it will be tricky getting there.

Wireless communication tools will certainly cause a major change in our daily lives. Are we prepared for such changes? How can we adapt ourselves to this ongoing process?

Technical aspects of multiculturalism

Don't miss this week's issue of The Economist. A highly interesting 14-page special report on the coming wireless revolution is awaiting you.

From my personal perspective the title "When everything connects" involves the merging of cultural diversity as well.

Communication Styles

Interacting and communicating with other people involves different styles of communication.
In general there are three basic styles of communication:

1. aggressive
2. passive
3. assertive
   

Schulz von Thun differs eight communication styles:

1. bedürftig abhängige Stil
2. helfende Stil
3. selbst-lose Stil
4. aggressiv-entwertende Stil
5. sich beweisende Stil
6. bestimmende-kontrollierende Stil
7. sich distanzierende Stil
8. mitteilungsfreudig-dramatisierende Stil
   

Models of Intercultural Communication

I have just finished reading this book on Intercultural Communication. The authors discuss different methods, models and examples of intercultural communication.

Moreover, they demonstrate how different models and methods of communication psychology such as the Kommunikationsquadrat, das Innere Team und das Wertequadrat can be used as an effective tool for intercultural communication issues.

Intercultural Communication

This photo ("Multiculturalism" by Ingrid Bergner) represents the positive aspects of multiculturalism. It is possible to build highly effective bridges to other cultures, to establish common ground as well as mutual understanding.

Starting my new weblog

My old Manila website with the URL of my name domain ("ingrid.bergner.name") will be closed on January 8, 2007. But it is still available as an archive . I'm planning to start a new website in the near future with a better software. Meanwhile I have started my new weblog on Blogger today.

My dog's website Negrita is also archived under my .mac account.