1. Read "Why I Blog" p. 277 OTHER WORDS
2. Write 1-page informal response. Pick 2 most important sentences in Sullivan's essay and respond to them. Offer examples to complicate, or expand his argument, and/or compare contrast to Carr. Use direct quotations. Be specific.
3.Using the "Comment" field on this blog, define New Media. What is it? What are its different aspects? Tell what your source is, and offer a link to an example of New Media.
*Make sure your definition adds to / revises what comes before it. i.e. read your classmates' comments first before you post.
What is New Media?
ReplyDelete"New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content. Another important promise of new media is the "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. There is also a dynamic aspect of content production which can be done in real time, but these offerings lack standards and have yet to gain traction."
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media
This was the first definition that I stumbled upon when I typed in the words, 'New media definition' into the Google search box. Ironically, this was the first link that came up and being the average human that I am, thought that this would suit the assignment and my own personal definition well. To me, new media is everything that has recently surfaced in the last decade or so.
When people hear this term, they automatically think of the Internet and the many websites that are available at the click of a button. When I hear this, iPhone and iPad by Apple come to my mind. These two devices have appeared very recently and contain 'Aps'. These creations are made by various different people who have made money on this simple idea. Obviously the creation of the Aps are very complex, but the ideas behind them have helped people access media in a whole new way.
Being able to check your home answering machine anywhere, paying bills, starting your car, and learning how to play piano are to name a few. There are hundreds of Aps that make life 'easier' for people by just touching a button on your hand held device.
New media will continue to surface in the next few years and will always seem to be the topic of conversation.
New Media is a very broad term that refers to the increasing forms of electronic capabilities that are a direct outcome of the study and use of computer science. New Media examples are websites, computer games, video games, DVDs, digital cameras, etc. When I think of New Media I think of how quickly the “new” actually lasts. Every time something new comes out, it seems like it’s being replaced by something newer a few months later. New Media is what keeps business’s going because they are always striving to come out with better and smarter ways to run everything. It also gets people through their days, whether it’s their new car, or their new GPS, it makes things a little easier in today’s society. My sources are Wikipedia and Webopedia.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/new_media.html
From Billi:
ReplyDelete"We define 'new media' as interactive forms of communication that use the Internet, including podcasts, RSS feeds, social networks, text messaging, blogs, wikis, virtual worlds and more!
New media makes it possible for anyone to create, modify, and share content and share it with others, using relatively simple tools that are often free or inexpensive. New media requires a computer or mobile device with Internet access"
http://aids.gov/using-new-media/basics/what-is-new-media/
New Media is, as described above, a way for people to interact through the use of today's technology. Ranging from tect messaging to virtual worlds, New Media is found in our daily lives: affecting the way we think, act, speak, etc. This form of communication is found in the growing industry of technology: through cell phones, Skype, Facebook, etc. New Media is personal expression by way of Internet and mobile devices.
New media is a catch-all term for all forms of electronic communication that have appeared or will appear since the original mainly text-and-static picture forms of online communication. New media usually includes any and all of these:
ReplyDeleteSpecial audiovisual effects of any kind
Larger than 17 inch displays
streaming video and streaming audio
3-D and virtual reality environments and effects
Highly interactive user interfaces (possibly including merehypertext or not)
Mobile presentation and computing capabilities
Any kind of communication requiring high-bandwidth
CD and DVD media
Telephone and digital data integration
Online communities
Microdevices with embedded systems programming
Live Internet broadcasting as on the MBone
Person-to-person visual communication (as in CU-SeeMe)
One-to-many visual communication as with
Applications of any of these technology in particular fields such as medicine (telemedicine) and other fields
http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/new-media
New media as described above and by the other examples listed by people is all encompassing on what our generation now takes for granted and is considered convenient. We have interactive black boards in schools, hand held computers as phones, high tech printers, and even the sports personalities have interactive boards that they do the morning sportcentre on. What I am getting at is it is the "NEW" way that we do things and that everyone is moving forward to utilize the more convenient ways of doing things.
I would like to add to Justin's comment that new media is a catch all term for all forms of electronic communication. New media is also a source for all sorts of information, such as Google or Google Scholar, blogs, and online news networks. Also, social networking sites are another form of new media. You can find out how to do anything, shop and have items delivered to your doorstep, manage your bank account, take college courses, video chat, email, instant message, and broadcast yourself on youtube. New media is ever changing and evolving into new forms of itself every single day.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to an example of new media:
http://www.westfield.ma.edu/prospective-students/academics/academic-resources/online-learning/plato-login/
PLATO is a great example of new media because is allows you to manage courses from the comfort of your own home.
pcmag.com defines "new media" as:
ReplyDeleteThe forms of communicating in the digital world, which includes publishing on CDs, DVDs and, most significantly, over the Internet. It implies that the user obtains the material via desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets. Every company in the developed world is involved with new media.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=new+media&i=47936,00.asp#fbid=tqCCq8HLj1L
I think that this means that new media is anything that is technology based that could some way or another replace human to human contact and make communication more "efficient".
According to: http://www.workplace-communication.com/new-media-definition.html...
ReplyDeleteThe term "new media" refers to a broad term used to explain the advances in technology. The basic principle behind new media is that it can be any application that transfers information via technology techniques, such as computers, digital devices, and data networks.
As I look over my fellow classmates comments and continue to search for definitions for "new media" I am met with more and more vague descriptions. Can it truly be any form of new technology? I suppose the question I am asking is, how/ can we ever know what the newest, new-media is?
A generic term for the many different forms of electronic communication that are made possible through the use of computer technology. The term is in relation to "old" media forms, such as print newspapers and magazines, that are static representations of text and graphics. New media includes:: Web sites
ReplyDelete• streaming audio and video
• chat rooms
• e-mail
• online communities
• Web advertising
• DVD and CD-ROM media
• virtual reality environments
• integration of digital data with the telephone, such as Internet telephony
-digital cameras
-mobile computing
Use of the term new media implies that the data communication is happening between desktop and laptop computers and handhelds, such as PDAs, and the media they take data from, such as compact discs and floppy disks.
(WebObedia.com)
New median is re defined daily for example the iPhone 4 comes out and a month or less later the iPhone 5 comes out and is new media there for making the iPhone 4 old media. Also new media has expanded now where I used to AIM chat someone to get in touch with them now I have to tweet them Facbook them or call/ text them and "Facebook me" has now also become a commonly used term.
According to the 2011 Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'new media' is described as, "new information and entertainment technologies, such as the Internet, CD-ROMs and digital television."
ReplyDeleteThis seems like such an outdated definition from such an up-to-date, reliable source. But can a definition become out of date? There are certain types of definitions called 'inclusive definitions' that are broad and include terms that would not be included in more precise definitions that are exclusive. Also, this definition is a 'current' one in that it is always changing depending on the current time. The Oxford dictionary however has turned 'new media' into an exclusive and non-current definition by stating things like CD-ROM's and digital television are the new media of the time. When in reality there is much newer media. But how new does 'new media' have to be to be new. Does it have to be the newest of the new or can it just be new for the year or for the decade? That is why 'new media' is such an argumentation.
In attempting to define new media I also decided to define old media. As said above, old media refers to cable TV, radio, newspapers and magazines... A main difference between new media and old is that new media is much more interactive and current than old media. New media is more than a term to define...new media is a world, an organism that is alive. Technologies are constantly getting updated to better and faster versions allowing people to do pretty much anything in the cyberworld. What is interesting to me is the idea that new media is really a way of life. Imagine your life without current technologies. Where would you begin, what would you do? New media has created a new world and a whole new level of globalization.
ReplyDeleteHuman life is drastically different than 100 years ago. But are the changes truly for the better? I fully believe that technology is a true testament to the brilliance of the human mind but its also a major distraction. From an earth-based perspective, humans are forgetting the interconnection between themselves and the natural world. Neglecting natures rhythms and cycles that are alive within us all.
I wonder what would happen if people were as passionate about caring for their earth, themselves and their neighbors as they are for their iPhone937
new media
ReplyDeletenoun
developing usually electronic forms of media regarded as being experimental.
Origin:
1990–95
From: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/new+media
I think it's saying that any new kind of technological advancement or advancement in the way we communicate or receive media is "new Media"
An example being blogging (like we're doing right now)