Digital media

In the article “The cultural logic of media convergences,” Henry Jenkins argues that the meaning of media convergence cannot be simply defined as a development of technology that combines different types of media into one platform, and it is a process that created by media audiences’ desire for more entertainment and the cooperation among many media industries for fulfilling those audiences’ behavior. For a further understanding of convergence, Jenkins believes that it is a shift of culture that…

The 20th century through to the 21st century has seen significant changes in how the mass media has evolved. This evolution, due to the advent of emerging sources of information verification, has also questioned the strength of the early media effects on the mass media audience. Briggs and Burke (2005) define the early strong media as newspapers, magazines, radio and television (TV). The then mass media (press, radio and film) in the 1920s and 1930s were willed with considerable power to set…

because more than half of population are young people and they share similar kind of thoughts. As, there number is huge and when they support a cause that will be spread among many peoples quickly and on large scale. Further, young generation uses digital media which leaves a huge influence on government. In addition, young generation are the one who is responsible to drive the nation towards development. So, I think young generation makes essential…

compliant to the ideas fed to them by media because to find any factual information contradicting what a mass group of people believe is changglening. By omission of certain news, the government is lying to the public. the as well as the privacy issue where google complies to ninety three percent of request for user data from government agencies…

Argument Map How do we view the modern world today? Usually the first thing to come to mind is technology. Technology has expanded, from simple computing tasks, to the use of social media as an everyday task for the vast majority of the population. The real concern, however, is how much social media impacts the lives of its users. Several articles focus on the importance of social media’s effect on modern day lives. While there is much research on the topic, the six articles synthesized in this…

fandom phenomenon to get an idea on where we stand today. Tala Kayyali – Fan – Her walls adorned with posters of her favorite films, she is a self-identified fan. She has started a small-scale film blog, and has presence on a multitude of social media platforms which she uses to stay up to date with the pieces of pop culture she follows. Diana Liu– Creator – During her move from Russia to Korea she realized there was a lack of information in Russian about Korea, so she took it upon herself…

Social media is a huge part of people’s daily lives, considering it is easily accessible on mobile or other technological devices. Since the emergence of the Internet, social media has emerged for people to share their lives, ideas, thoughts and other aspects of their lives to others in a public forum. Due to the fact that social media is also used as a widespread platform for news, gossip, and other forms of media, people can also easily access countless types of sources at their disposal.…

When discussing the bulk of teenagers and adults, social media is often their most used form of communication. Social media is used by millions to talk with friends, check the latest updates in pop culture, and to post and comment on topics they find interesting. What happens when social media enthusiasts are stripped of this privilege? “7-Day Digital Diet,” by Toddy Wayne retells his journey through this “diet” and what he found himself doing during that week. Wayne’s story inspired me to take…

Nasty Gal and Amoruso do a great job by building relationships with consumers and promoting their products on social media. Furthermore, Nasty Gal can conquer intended marketing goals through social community by aggressively extending their presence internationally with pertinent market research. For instance, I would love to see a Nasty Gal social media handle that caters to different languages, which I definitely foresee in the future. Nasty Gal can pursue social publishing by re-sharing…

Facebook making us lonely?” Stephen Marche provides an eye-opening piece stating the long term effects that the internet and social media portrays on the human mind and body. He provides statistics and examples of how the internet can affect our health, however these health concerns may only be affecting you because you have let them. The author demonstrates that social media is giving users a scapegoat to avoid physical contact, which in the long run is creating further problems in loneliness…