new media culture- what is media? Flashcards
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What is media convergence ?
The delivery of text, audio and video materials overs the same wired, wireless or fiber-optic connections.
What are the three layers of convergence in our current media?
Technology, control, content
Give an example of media convergence.
Cell phones, gaming consoles, iPods
What is technical convergence?
Multipurpose devices serving the functions previously supported by a combination of devices ie. iPhone
What is corporate convergence?
Powerful conglomerates who have merged together to create an industry controlled by a few. Ie. Disney, aol/time Warner, Rogers
Describe the prosumer (producer- consumer) movement .
It is what we share, not what we own, that defines us.
It’s more about participation than survival
What is the “long tail environment”?
The majority of information can only be found in a few sources, the rest is scattered across the web
Who claimed that “new media” is an old term
Jacquelyn Burkell
When did the term “new media” appear in popular conversation?
1950’s
What is the definition of new media?
Cultural ways of producing, distributing, and sorting information
How do you get information?
Word of mouth, encyclopedia, computer, newspapers, magazines, books etc.
Media refers to…
Anything that allows transmission of one thing to another thing. Ie. a bridge.
Even air can be media, so can water, faces, hands, and paper
How is mass media defined?
Anonymity, and volume of “readers”
According to vin crosbie, what are the 3 types of media?
Interpersonal medium- one to one (conversation, personal letters, emails)
Mass medium- one to many (speeches, tv, radio)
New medium- many to many (Wikipedia, tagging, file sharing)
