DEVELOPMENTS IN DIGITAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION Flashcards
What is the digital revolution?
All new forms of communication are created by computer technology.
What are the two categories of new media?
- Development of existing forms of media.
2. New forms of media.
What is the global village?
Refers to the way that digital communication has led to an increasing volume of communication.
What has the global village increased?
People’s ability to create and maintain social relationships both with people they know or people who live far away, that they only interact with online.
Why has the global village made maintaining interests easier?
The ease with which people can make contact with others who share similar interests from across the world.
What is a virtual community?
A social network of individuals who create an online community which may or may not reflect their offline lives.
What do virtual communities allow people to share?
Interests and create and transform their identities.
What are a couple of the forms of virtual communities?
- Online chat rooms.
- Social networks.
What does Carter explore?
The ways that digital forms of communication are used in creating and maintaining relationships in an increasingly globalised context.
What online community did Carter study?
A community she named ‘Cybercity’.
What does Carter suggest about people in Cybercity?
They put in as much effort maintaining relationships online as they do offline.
What is the name of Boellstorff’s study?
Second Life.
What was the name of the community in Boellstorff’s study?
Ethnographia.
Since 2007, what have Belgian police begun doing virtually? (Boellstorff)
‘Patrolling’ the virtual world of second life.
Why have the Belgian police began patrolling this second life? (Boellstorff)
After a user reported being raped within a game and more recently reports have revealed prostitution and pornography has been occurring on the virtual world.
What are social networks?
Socialising beyond face-to-face form in virtual networks.
How have social networks affected/shaped communication?
Many people now form all types of different relationships online.
What are the four different types of social networks people can have?
- Friendship groups.
- Work networks.
- Family networks.
- Networks linked to hobbies, interests or religion.
What else do people rely on social networks for besides maintaining relationships?
Finding and applying for jobs.
What does networked global society refer to?
The idea that in the post-industrial society, the focus is on information as a result of new forms of communication.
What does having relationships or connections with people at a global level lead to?
Material rewards, known as social capital.
How many types of digital communications come under topic 2?
8
What are the 8 types of digital communication?
Digital Revolution, Global Village, Global Society/Network, Social Media, Virtual Communities, Digital social networks, Big data and media convergence.
What example did Miller give for social media?
‘Cyworld’ started in South Korea in 1999.
What does Miller claim social media enables?
An extension of already exiting weaker social relationships into more meaningful/developed relationships.
What does Castells state about social media?
Greater access to information and the opportunity to engage with political and social issues more easily.
