Tuesday, April 28, 2009

My New Media Class so Far

New Media is such a fuzzy category. It encompases all new technologies that make it easier for people to create, share and distribute media. Media can be in text, music, photos or movies. The internet and in particular the web 2.o technoloiges are critical to the emergence and development of new media.

I don't think of new media replacing old media as printed books will never go away. What new media allows us to do is keep up with the global world and the challenges it throws at us. How else could we keep up with colleagues around the globe.

One of the more interesting articles on this so far has been the business week one as it makes it clear that new media will be the way going forward. As the kids are already getting hooked with their webkinz....

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