Writing for new media is an important topic which people should be interested in as it helps people to get in touch to the globe within one few seconds.
First of all, writing for new media become more and more universal around the globe as with the emergence of different kinds of new media tools. Everybody can participate and contribute to the Internet nowadays so we can all keep in touch within seconds. With the invention of smartphones and tablet computers, people can now connect to the digital world far more immediate than before, getting news updates, posting statuses, posting blogs etc. With all those kinds of new media tool, it helps to connect people together closer and closer.
Second, new media tools change our own traditional thought about media as people can fully utilize the uses of images, links, quotes and other elements to make the user interface more lively As we were already inside the digitalized world, information that we are receiving are mainly comes from texts, images and sounds, which is differ from the traditional media. Traditional media are using merely texts and images to convey their messages, but one innovation about writing in new media is that, users can participate in the information delivery process and also content creation process, which can fully utilize their own creativity.
All in all, the use of new media tool can definitely bring people closer and get in touch with each other within a single touch. And also, it changes our traditional mindset of having books to read or TV to watch, now we can participate in the creation of new media. I really do think that it is cool and innovative, because for me, I can connect to the globe within seconds, this is very convenient for me. But somehow I worried that I will encounter information overload someday which makes me hard to bear, I am afraid that I can’t handle that much information at the same time…
Personally I think information overload is a problem for many. Don't worry though, think over what you hear everyday, digest it, and automatically you will know what to remember and what to 'delete'. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Vivian I do think new media tool benifited us in numerous ways but I am a bit doubtful for its ability to bring people closer.
ReplyDeleteI am not denying the strength of new media, which allowed us to overcome the geographic barrier.
Yet we cannot neglect the fact that there is problem with how people perceive their communication when using new media tool. The problem is on how the new media communication, like that by social newtworking tools is perceived by its users. Does extensive interaction in virtual community really reflect a well-established relationship that "bring people closer"? Is Facebook merely promoting a communication mode that require people to disclose everything in their life?
I understand this is out of the discussion area of your post but I do hope do hear your comments for another side of new media tools.=)
emily: hopefully I can manage to do so :)
ReplyDeleteken: thanks for comment on my post :)
Indeed I think that the extensive interaction in virtual community is not really reflect a well-establish relationship that brings people together. But I guess we should consider the fact that people do can make friends with others in virtual community, like they can gather people that shared same interest, same school, even same company. I think we should reagrd this as a kind of 'bringing people closer' relationship.
I believe that Facebook is not merely promoting a communication mode that require people to disclose everything in their life, it still has multiple fuctions, like social networking, doing business etc. One important thing is that, we can have the privacy setting in control, so I guess that won't be a problem :]