awareness"-you know someone is available to respond immediately.Although some people consider IM an annoying interruption at work,people who use IM are at the office report fewer disruptions and believe that IM saves time and provides timely,relevant information. One analyst predicts that in the next few years,a vast majority of the employees will use IM as their primary communications tool. Perhaps the more interesting technologies for communication are social media.Web 2.0, which encourages online interaction,has opened the door for people to participate on the web.This is quite different from the one-way communication of the early Internet,when companies would post brochure-like website for people to consume. The real value of social media for companies is the opportunity to connect with people online.(8).To promote interaction,companies use Web 2.0 technologies,for example,blogs,wikis,video,and social networking sites.These tools are used on the Internet,on a company's intranet and on extranets.The Fortune Global 100 companies are using social media actively.Seventy-nine percent are using at least one of four main social platforms-Twitter,videos,Facebook and blogs to communicate with customers.Of these tools,Twitter is the most frequently used and has proved useful for companies. 6.Choose the thesis statement. A.Depending on the type of messages,you may choose from a variety of communications technologies. B.As business tools,mobile technologies are useful for reporting news and connecting with customers. C.Technology is blurring many forms of communication-oral and written, face-to-face and online. 7.Choose the topic sentence for the paragraph A.Texting has been considered too informal for communicating at work. B.Instant messaging may be considered rude in front of other people. C.Instant messaging (IM)and texting are becoming increasingly popular at work. 8.Choose the bridge sentence. A.Social networking sites are for people who share common interests. B.Multi-communication is said to be an effective way. C.Social media is about the conversation. 1413awareness"-you know someone is available to respond immediately. Although some people consider 1M an annoying interruption at work , people who use 1M are at the office report fewer disruptions and believe that 1M saves time and provides timely , relevant information. One analyst predicts that in the next few years, a vast majority of the employees will use 1M as their primary communications tool. Perhaps the more interesting technologies for communication are social media. Web 2. 0 , which encourages online interaction, has opened the door for people to participate on the web. This is quite different from the one-way communication of the early Internet, when companies would post brochure-like website for people to consume. The real value of social media for companies is the opportunity to connect with people online. (8) 一一一一一. To promote interaction , companies use Web 2. 0 technologies, for example , blogs, wikis, video , and social networking sites. These tools are used on the Internet , on a company's intranet and on extranets. The Fortune Global100 companies are using social media actively. Seventy-nine percent are using at least one of four main social platforms-Twitter, videos, Facebook and blogs to communicate with customers. Of these tools" Twitter is the most frequently used and has proved useful for companies. 6. Choose the thesis statement. A. Depending on the type of messages, you may choose from a variety of communications technologies. B. As business tools, mobile technologies are useful for reporting news and connecting with customers. C. Technology is blurring many forms of communication-oral and written , face-to-face and online. 7. Choose the topic sentence for the paragraph. A. Texting has been considered too informal for communicating at work. B. Instant messaging may be considered rude in front of other people. C. Instant messaging (1M) and texting are becoming increasingly popular at work. 8. Choose the bridge sentence. A. Social networking sites are for people who share common interests. B. Multi-communication is said to be an effective way. C. Social media is about the conversation. 1413