Time/place Framework pg 441

The effectiveness of collaborative computing technology depends on the location of the group members and on the time that shared info is sent and recieved.

When information is sent and recieved almost simultaneously, the communication is said to be synchronous (real-time): Telephones,IM and face to face meetings are egs.

Asynchronous communication occurs when the reciever gets the information at a different time than it was sent: email