Identify new and emerging devices, methods, and channels for communicating electronically.

Identification should include latest trends in telecommunication methods and devices. Examples may include

• social networking
• social bookmarking
• blogs
• wikis
• video-sharing websites
• voice or video calls over the Internet
• texting or instant messaging
• viral marketing
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• smartphones and applications that run on them
• video conferencing.

Identification should also include the advantages, disadvantages, and short- and long-term implications of using social media or other electronic methods of communication.