Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Web 2.0

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Emphasize sharing/online collaboration
Shift power in public debate on SM
Effects how PR practitioners reach targeted audiences

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Web 3.0

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Transformed digital media platfrom
Revolutionize how info is gathered
Semantic Web - more intelligent/intuitive/gather info based on content/meaning
Recognize relationships/link sources/databases

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Social media

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Bypass traditional media
Public can bypass media
Need to know how to id, monitor, engage

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Media/Messages/Values

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message/medium must link to values of communicator/targeted publics
values not linked to changes in technology

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Analog communication

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relays all info in original message in form of continuously varying signals

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Digital communication

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translates analog into computer-readable bits of info

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hypermedia

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integrated multimedia - incorporate audio, visual, textual info

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wireless communication

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global comms = mobile/responsive/cost-effective
global experiences
ie smartphones
narrows comms gap b/w rich & poor nations

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social ramifications of technology

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new town commons
redefined communities
Media conglomeration
preservation of personal privacy
job security
protection of intellectual property

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New Town Commons

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where people get latest news, share grief, engage in thoughtful political discussion
internet went from place for academic researchers to town commons of 21st century

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Redefined communities

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changed social relationships
look different from traditional relationships, but share similar elements
need to learn new values of these communities

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media conglomeration

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when media companies merge – now own means of production/distribution across wide spectrum of media
“the class with the means of material production at its disposal has control at the same time over the means of mental production” - Marx

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Time Warner

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Largest media conglomerate - New Line Cinema, Time Inc, HBO, Turner, CW, WB, Warner Bros, CNN, DC Comics, etc

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Preservation of Personal privacy

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easier to gather/store/transmit personal info
Always a risk with online, despite safeguards

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Job Security

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new tech = more productivity
Also = possibility of doing jobs with fewer workers

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Protection of intellectual property

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digital tech makes copies that are identical to original - implications for protecting copyrighted material

17
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cyber-relations

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PR strategies/tactics to deal w publics via, and issues related to, the internet
Internet can be both cause and solution to organizational problems

18
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virtual PR

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small independent consultancies w look/feel of larger agencies
benefited from outsourcing
personal freedom makes it popular

19
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Viral Marketing

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info passed along via internet/SM
Proven tactic in 2003 SARS outbreak

20
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WOMM

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word of mouth marketing
effort to generate 3rd party endorsements
create communities to pass favourable messages to friends
way of cutting through marketing message clutter

21
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Good Website

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well-defined strategic purpose
content Encourages return visits
user friendly
clear, concise writing
promoted

22
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Push Technology*

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goes directly to certain user BUT hard to reach certain individuals
personalizes info flow, makes targeting increasingly difficult
A way to deal with each individual as gatekeeper

23
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Individuals as publishers - positives

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communicating more cost-efficient/effective
Emergence of citizen journalist
forms – blogs, podcasts, YouTube

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individuals as publishers - negatives

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no rigorous editorial scrutiny
need employees to align w corporate values
not everything worthy of publication

25
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Online generation gap

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Internet-related issue
seniors online
computers less expensive, more accessible
BUT can’t assume everyone has access to internet

26
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Global Digital Divide

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location/socioeconomic status dictates ability to reach web
English speakers are 8% of population, but 35.2% of internet users
Wide gap in access between rich and poor

27
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Research problems

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as research tool internet is:
mile wide, inch deep
weaker than traditional research methods
accuracy issues
need to verify
spamming ≠ relationship
Spam: unwelcome commercial use of IM
Hackers/computer viruses

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Passive communication

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people have to go to a web site
w push technology, people have to sign up

29
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Career implications

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short-term need - for people who possess only technical skills
content remains important
need to be well-rounded, multi-skilled

30
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New not better

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new tech might not fully replace old
old tech finds new niches
old can be more appropriate than new

31
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Convergence of media

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consequence of digital revolution - no barriers between mediums