Midterm 1 Flashcards
Granularity/Modularity
Mod:
The extent to which a system can be broken down into its various parts
Gran:
size and amount of effort it take to produce a module
Non Modular:
Nuclear powerplant as it needs to be closely monitored
Modular:
Wikipedia lots of people can make small edits and can be verified somewhat easily
Social Network
In person or electronic relations formal or informal, This also includes the harm/help new media causes to these things.
Network Effects
the value of a network increases exponentially depending on the number of ppl in the network
example: bell and rogers have big companies, bought lots of other companies so small company struggles to build up customers
Network Neutrality
company carrying goods cannot discriminate between plpl who wanna transport similar things. Applied in phone pricing and management of internet.
Participatory Culture
Culture in which citizens are not just media consumers but also media producers
Networked Information Economy
products and services are created and value is added through social networks operating on large or global scales.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Light spectrum, high is gamma, x ray low is radio higher that that is phones/WIFI, this part is called the radio spectrum
Convergence (Culture and
Technologies)
various models of technology brought into one thing (modern phone)
Digital Divide
gap between those who have internet vs those who don’t, also included speed/access difficulties (slow connection, internet not in your native language)
Algorithm
system of instructions to solve a problem, usually for computers
Technological Determinism
theory that technology is an autonomous force that changes society. assumes that technology has a causal and controlling power in human affairs, and that it tends to dictate users behaviors
opposite of social determinism ( social shaping of technology)
Short Messaging Service (SMS)
text msg, can come from system operators or other phones
Social Production
creation of goods/services in a collaborative way. Wikipedia is an example
Platform
company that provides a wide service?
Google (searching), Amazon (sales),
Microsoft (software)
Social Shaping of Technology
(social determinism) explains technology change by the influence of key social groups
Political Economy Approach
theory that say law, economy and political environment interrelated and they establish and keep social order. In regards to new media this focuses on regulations/development of media in the way that government wants
Mobile New Media
personal, interactive, internet-enabled and user-controlled portable platform that provides for the exchange of and sharing of personal/non-personal information among users.
Web 2.0
Known as social media,
Web 2.0 refers to cites where things happen online via the contributions of the users
Hypertext
blue underlines words that provides links on web pages
“Long Tail” Economy
business strategy that allows companies to realize significant profits by selling low volumes of hard-to-find items to many customers, instead of only selling large volumes of a reduced number of popular items
Social Capital
the assets one has in the form of relationships with others
Telegraph
- Used binary code of dots and dashes—Morse code
was the internet of the 1800s and allowed for Standardized instantaneous communication around the world
Medium/Media
Means of accomplishing something or communicating information, an “intervening substance”. Today media includes various tech and it’s audience.
Space-Binding/Time-Binding
A time-binding medium (e.g., clay or stone tablets, monuments,
statuary) has great durability and the power to carry messages
across long periods of time, but is incredibly difficult to move
A space-binding medium (e.g., paper, the telegraph) is more
ephemeral and easily destroyed, but can be moved across space
without difficulty
