Overall, I feel new media has had an immense effect on or current society. The constant developments technology has made means that we are now not only able to interact more personally with the media, but also take it everywhere with us. I feel it is an under rated entity which is not given the credit it deserves. Since studying networked media, I have been exposed to just how much influence the media has on our society in terms of innovation, convergence, globalisation and also its impact on my generation and the upcoming ones.
Networked media has enhanced my views on social media and the ways in which it can connect people or form a wedge between them. I feel without social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter which I use daily, society would be at a less progressive place in comparison to now. I have also become more aware of myself and the opportunities of becoming 'prosumers' in which we as a participatory culture can actively create our own forms of media as well as consuming media too.
Through attending workshops I have been able to view the media in an alternative perspective. I am now able to consider both sides of arguments rather than focus solely on my own views. Light has been shed on areas which I may have never noticed before for example it has become clear to me how one can be so immersed in the media for example Skype conversations, that the medium is broken and you feel as if you are actually next to each other. It has also made me question the future of technology. How far will it go? How advanced can it get?
The future of technology and new media is unknown. There really are no limits.
Below: A short video clip demonstrating the possible future of technology:
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