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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Digital Lit Post #4

Word of Mouth to Printed Information: The world changed when writing came into play. It made telling a story more accurate because the story didn't change from person to person, the information was the same every time it was read. It also made it possible for someone to get information farther and for that information to be around long after that person has died.

Printing Age to Screen Age: Then the printing age changed and advanced to the screen age, where people can watch what is going on around the world while standing in the same place. More information can spread farther faster with exact detail because the information is instant and the viewer doesn't have to wait till the next day or week to receive the information they are after.

Broadcast media to new media: The term 'broadcast media' covers a wide spectrum of different communication methods such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines and any other materials supplied by the media and press. New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century that refers to on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content. Another important promise of new media is the "democratization" of the creation, publishing, distribution and consumption of media content. Another aspect of new media is the real-time generation of new, unregulated content

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