What is new media?
NEW MEDIA is a
21st century catchall term used to define all that is related to the
internet and the interplay between technology, image and sound. In fact, the
definition of new media changes daily and will continues to do so. New media evolves
and morphs continuously. What it will be tomorrow is virtually unpredictable
for most of us, but we do know that it will continue to evolve in fast and
furious ways. However, in order to understand an extremely complex and
amorphous concept we need a base line.
A defining
characteristic of new media is dialogue. New media transmit content through
connection and conversation. It enables people around the world to share,
comment on and discuss a wide variety of topics. Unlike any past technologies,
new media is grounded on interactive community. Most technologies described as
new media are digital often having characteristics of being manipulated,
networkable, compressible, dense and interactive. This includes the internet,
websites, computer multimedia etc. The rise of nee media has increased
communication between people all over the world and the internet. It has
allowed people to express themselves through blogs, websites, videos, pictures
and other user-generated media.
New media is
used to describe content made available using different forms of electronic
communication made possible through the use of computer technology. Generally
new media describes content available on-demand through the internet. This
content can be viewed in any device and provide way for people to interact with
the content in real-time with the inclusion of user comments and making it easy
for people to share the content online and in social with friends and
co-workers. New media includes websites and blogs, streaming audio and video,
chat rooms, email, on line communities and web advertising.
New media is a
way of organizing cloud of technology, skills, and processes that change so
quickly. New media can be characterized by the variegated use of images, words
and sounds. These internet of image, words, and sounds are different from old
media formats. New media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content
anytime, anywhere on any digital device as well as interactive use feedback,
creative participation and community and formation around the media content.
New media has a
profound effect on three of the most essential categories of society in the 21st
century that is economics, politics and the exchange of ideas. The most
interesting part of new media has to do with restructuring of research, global
economics, social interaction and the currents of writing and dissemination o
all information that has accompanied its emergence.
Another
importance of new media is democratization of the creation, publishing,
distribution and consumption of media content. What distinguishes new media
from traditional media is the digitizing of content into bits.
BY MWORIA ANGELA
BAPRM 42642
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