digital communications definitions

Question 1

what are the 3 stages of social revolution?

Answer 1

1. agricultural
2. industrial
3. information

Question 2

define agricultural revolution

Answer 2

development of farming of crops

Question 3

define industrial revolution

Answer 3

development of science, tech and machinery

Question 3

define digital revolution

Answer 3

how the usage of technology has been transformed in ways of sharing information

Question 4

define age of information

Answer 4

development of internet, computers and cyberspaces

Question 5

what are the 3 ways of media convergence

Answer 5

-technological
-economic
-cultural

Question 6

define technological media convergence

Answer 6

combining all varying types of media into one device eg music, news, photography and more into one smartphone

Question 6

define economic media convergence

Answer 6

how companies converge media for economic profit

Question 7

define cultural media convergence

Answer 7

the way media content, ideas, and values are shared and blended across different platforms, leading to new forms of global and local cultural expression

Question 8

what are some types of social media?

Answer 8

-microblogging, eg twitter
-bloggers, eg youtube
-open content, eg wikipedia
-connection sharing, eg facebook

Question 9

define virtual communities

Answer 9

communities which exist online

Question 10

van dijck on virtual communities

Answer 10

identity and community are increasingly shaped by virtual communities

Question 10

carter on virtual communities

Answer 10

members of virtual communities see online relationships established as equally important as physical ones

Question 10

define network global society

Answer 10

a world in which people, institutions, and nations are increasingly connected through digital communication technologies, forming global networks

Question 11

castells on social networks

Answer 11

social networks are the main centres of power in society.

Question 12

define horizontal digital communication

Answer 12

communication between individuals on an equal level, where users both send and receive information directly

Question 13

define vertical digital communication

Answer 13

top-down flow of information from institutions, governments, or media organisations to a passive audience

Question 14

define citizen journalism

Answer 14

the collection and analysis of the news and information especially by means of the internet