New media is referred to the process of distributing and exhibiting content instead of producing it, which is firstly summarized by Manovich (2001, p43). After stepping into digital era, the concept of new media commonly shows up in many scenarios and gradually became the mainstream force leading the digital economy. Considering China as a representative example, new media applications such as WeChat, QQ, Weibo are dominant components form its fast booming digital economy. Nevertheless, comparison between new media and old media never stops and it is always arguably whether new media truly overcomes the limitation of old media. This essay will pick one of the most favorable social networks Sina Weibo as example to investigate whether there …show more content…
According to Poster’s theory (1995), the main difference between new media and old media is, latter is passive whereas new media is very active. Thus old media is also known mass media, which was mostly controlled by a small group of elites due to their ‘wealth and privilege’ (Poster,1995). As producers, only they got the key of accessing to old broadcast media. As the figure below by Poster shows (1995, p13 cited in ), only this group of senders were able to spread and distribute information to numerous numbers of receivers and messages were sent only in one way. When people extracted …show more content…
It is inappropriate and impossible to evaluate new media in an absolute way as it sometimes widens people’s opportunity of participation whereas in some scenarios, it makes the inequality stands out. But what people can see is new media which is Weibo in this essay indeed promotes the interaction and connection between individuals and provides people with a freer playground where their diverse needs can be satisfied. It makes information and communication more transformable and release people from geographical or time restrictions. More and more people participates in and get involved in this enormous virtual community due to the presence of new media. The contributions made by it weights far more than its disadvantages which reminds people of old media’s limits. What should always be put at the forefront of head is how to improve new media’s shortcomings rather than blindly criticizes it for making similar mistakes which made by old media
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Mass media refers to the multiple platforms of communication that transmit information to a large number of people (Sociology Central, 1). Conventionally, mass media is a one-way communication that decimates only information, also known as traditional media – television, radio broadcast and print are such examples. With the advancement in technology and the Internet revolution it slowly evolved into another form – the new media, or social media. Now, it works on a two-way communication, which not only decimates information, but also provides a platform for feedback – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, are such examples (Sociology Central, 3).
Media has a very long history. The first method of communication was developed by the Roman Catholic Church, and this system made it so that messages could be transmitted all throughout Europe. The first forms of writing first came about in the Middle East at around 3500 B.C. (Hanson). These writings were obviously very simple, but throughout time, they evolved to be much more complex. Paper was eventually invented, and later, books could be written, although they were not able to be distributed very easily. Many forms of communication started to be developed during the 19th century. Due to the invention of the printing press and the increasing literacy rates, books, new...
With the mass distribution of newspapers and magazines in the 1900's, information began to spread at an incredible pace and media groups were able to reach an audience incredibly larger than their prior audience. A...
If people wanted to gain access to mass media news, it was through the use of printed newspapers or listening to the shows on the radio. The invention of the internet made everything much more instant. Cell phones and tablets, laptops and desktop PCs connect people to the entire
Nowadays, people want the news fast and they want to talk about it. Technological advancements have made it easier for people to express themselves and gather news through social media platforms. Social networking may have some negative effects on the society and people but in spite of its dark side it also helps the society in many ways such as it’s supportive and provides safety information during a crisis, valuable aid of crime solving, form of political influence, best way to connect across vast distances and revolutionized brand engagement (Rupert, 2013). Social media with the help of change in technology has helped the people in creating awareness and knowledge about what is the happening around the world in terms of all aspects and update them with the recent news and current trends. Social networking is beneficial and valuable to the people and the society as it contains useful resources which is helpful in changing our lifestyle and our way of thinking, helpful in fast communication and business development.
Speaker Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics said, “We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.” Qualman has coined the term “Socialnomics” for this revolutionary change in how we process information. Social media sites integrate a path for positive globalization because they are interactive and communal (Hutton & Fosdick, 2011) . Social media is making a radical movement to include users all over the world. According to Erik Qualmans’ research, it took radio thirty-eight years to reach fifty million users, television thirteen years, and the Internet four years, whereas Facebook was able to reach two hundred million users in less than one year. The massive expansion of social media is incomparable to the reach of previous means of communication due to its limitless capacity. Social networking has become a global movement and continues to grow by the second.
Internet as a medium has been a thoroughly discussed topic, especially in recent years with the rise of the World Wide Web. Analysis of relevant literature in the topic shows that the internet is not a new medium. This argument can be shown by looking more in depth into what defines a medium and what defines the internet. From that analysis by looking from a historical point of view the internet can be seen as an old medium which uses re-mediation to deliver content to users. The connection between internet and its users has helped the internet influence the way media is viewed today. Although the internet is not a new medium the content it presents is new. The advances in technology have helped the use of the internet reach new heights in terms of interest and it's capabilities are now being utilised by the masses. This rise in popularity has given the implication that the internet is new. These points can be analysed in more depth which has led me to take the stance that the internet is not a new medium.
Technology has come a long ways from its existence till today. In today’s modern world, people are surrounded by technology everywhere. In the present, people are surrounded by disrupting technologies every day. Today innovators are always creating new technologies that will make an impact on the daily lives of millions. Technology has made the lives of many people easier. The influence of technology has made an impact on social media. Social media has impacted the society in many ways. Whether it is the life of an individual to how successful a company is going to be. Social media is not just about tweeting about what you just accomplished or instagraming what food you are about to eat at a very nice restaurant. The uses of social media is way broader. Now most social media companies are buying out and merging with many other companies that will be off use to them. The people of society has certainly come from a long way. Social media is influencing consumers in what they are going to buy next. Social media is helping businesses to become more aware of their impact they have on they customers. Social media has a big presence for an individual and a business. This research paper is going to be over how social media impacts an individual. Then it is going to be about how much of an impact it has on businesses. Afterwards it is going to go over the pros and the cons of social media in society. Then this research paper is going to conclude on where social media is heading towards in the near future and so on.
Social Media means the use of web-based and mobile technologies to make communication an interactive dialogue. It takes on many different forms including social blogs, Internet forums, magazines, micro blogging, photographs or pictures, wikis, videos, podcasts, rating and social bookmarking. With the world in the midst of a social media revolution, it is very obvious that social media like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp etc., are used extensively for the purpose of communication. This form of communication can be done with a person or a group of persons. Today most of the people working in the organizations, especially the young generation are hooked on to the different social media for keeping in contact with their peers. It is media for the social interaction as a superset beyond the social communication. There are both advantages and the disadvantages of using social media. One very important advantage is online sharing of knowledge and distributing information among the different groups of people. And this online sharing of information also promotes the increase in communication skills among the people. There are also disadvantages of
Social media is a controversy topic in today’s society. Some people think that social media destroys human interaction and real life human relationships. While others think that social media is a bless to humanity. Social media makes human interaction much more convenient and much faster than real life human interaction, it makes globalization a reality, it gives a chance for introverted people to express themselves, and it also benefit develop international relationships whether its business or social.
The social media is one of the most common means of communication and pretty much of knowing anything and everything around the world these days, and it is growing very rapidly. It changes and affects each person in a different way, or ways. Some may argue that social media has a bad influence on children and young adults, while most people see that the social media has a more positive effect on them than a negative one. Social media is basically the new way of keeping in touch with everything and everyone, and of even strengthening bonds between each other. This essay will argue that social media has improved communication between people, and has also improved the means of communication between them.
In addition, social media changed the way of living and the working level of many people like organizing vacations and researching for school and university projects. With attributes that may affect the way people interact online, social media open a new ways for many newspapers, magazines to publish their issues online to promote their ideas quickly and to let the people in contact with their news and to make more productivity and make more money. Also, they can listen to any type of music, reads books, story, purchase any product, buy clothe online...
The twenty-first century is the era of technological innovations and new styles of communication. With the creation of new state-of-the-art computers as well as new advances in online communication, staying connected to the world and people surrounding you has never been easier. Arguably the most popular form of online communication, social media, encompassing platforms such as Facebook or Twitter, have become a primary source of communication and the feeling of connectedness in everyday life. The conversation before two-thousand and ten highlighted many favorable aspects of social media and how it positively encourages and facilitates human interaction and interpersonal communication. However, social media, throughout the online communication
Social media is the fruit of the current Web 2.0 technology. It is a series of organized applications which need to have internet connection to realize their functions of producing and interchanging of the contents generated by users (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010). To be clearer, the social media is what we use to exchange information in daily life through internet. The implementation of social media can be found all around us, especially with the development of portable devices, and easier internet access. With constant upgrading on mobile platform, and the efforts of internet suppliers, more and more people can now enjoy the social media applications and media web sites with a relatively lower constraint by time and space. Through using social media tools, people can receive or deliver information quicker and more effectively. The implementation of social media has made the earth smaller. Thus, it may bring about many impacts which may significantly change people’s lives.