New media has changed the way we live our everyday lives as it has affected our method of collecting or obtaining information. We have access to whatever information we desire anytime and anyplace due to the advancement of the interactive power of computer and communications technology, and also the internet. In the past it was extremely difficult to gather information that we desire and it required a lot of research. However, with the arrival of new media, such information can be obtained easily. For example, now that we have access to WiFi and smart phones, we can use these tools to log onto the internet and get the information that we want instantly. This has allowed us to save much time and effort in gathering these information, allowing us to put that time saved to other uses. We have thus become more efficient in the way we live our lives as new media has sort of ‘prolonged our working day’ by shortening the amount of time we take do accomplish our duties. Hence new media has changes our lives for the better.
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you did not really give examples about what do we use the new media for. For example we use it to express our thoughts through twitter or send emails for proposals through websites like hotmail
ReplyDeleteI agree that new media has increased our ability to obtain and collect information, and has helped in 'prolonging' our work days. However, with a 'prolonged' work day, doesn't it contribute to increased stress to rush and finish many many things in a short time, as compared to where in the past people took time to collect information and could better understand the information they were collecting? As compared to today, with the increased data on the internet, people will be rushed for time to collect information and would not take their time to read through and find out thoroughly what they are researching about.
ReplyDeleteBrian, you need to differentiate between (mass) media and new media.
ReplyDeleteForms of mass media include tv, internet etc. but new media is a modification of that: it means consumers/viewers/audiences can put up content and be more dynamic in the creation of information. so how have we gained from this change?