In today's world, New Media has made a huge impact on society comparing to old media. Certain types of technology that are part of new media are web cams, cell phones, ipods and mp3 players. New media associated with the internet are streaming movies, radio, TV shows, videos, and music online, banking online, and shopping online. Cell phones are also considered new media especially those that are equipped with the internet and contain a GPS chip. With cell phones you can also take pictures and videos and upload them on you computer. The internet plays a huge part with new media as most new technological devices are connected through the internet. Everything connects to the internet since the internet is the main source for all the information and provides ways to make use of your new technology. Social Networking Sites have played a huge part of new media as it has helped bring people together form all around the world and help maintain relationships. New media is replacing and enhancing old media in many ways. One way is that everything is now done online instead of on paper. Instead of mailing letters, you have email, instead of printing pictures, you have digital photography. People can now do their banking online instead of physically going to the bank. New media requires little effort from people to get things done, where with old media, so much effort was required of people to get things done. New Media is replacing old media because it is a lot faster, easier, time-efficient and convenient for people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/technology/personaltech/04basics.html?emc=eta1
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-01/st_thompson
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