Midterm: Week 4

Question 1

What role do mobile devices play in media convergence and how have they affected our culture?

Answer 1

• mobility, increases consumption
• Interactive audience participation
• consume info and stay connected from anywhere
• technological convergence: we no longer need multiple devices, we have it all in one: read, write, photo, video
• smartphones are the most viewed medium based on the “How Much Media? 2013 Report on American Consumers”
• live tweeting, you’re usually using a mobile device
• radio switching from traditional radi oto pandora or spotify
• podcasts instead of news
• instantaneous access to information
• fenty show, you might
• you dont need a cable box you can cast from your phone, no uniting culture around media unless its gone viral

Question 2

How has convergence changed our relationship with media and with the Internet?

Answer 2

• business convergence
• We can consume anything on the go: Music, tv, movies etc
• dvr things sharing downloading accessing
• more dependent, you need it
• we do a lot of things as individuals because we have access
• Sharing, downloading and accessing things with the push of a button
• Television shows like Tosh.0 which are based on internet videos wouldnt internet and mobile phones capturing things

Question 3

How has language changed, or hasn’t changed, due to media convergence and the Internet?

Answer 3

• less concerned in technicalities, more concerned with getting the message out
• abbreviations and acronyms > perfect grammar
• skimming in the “F” format
• pronouns are changing - its not proper using “they” or “their”, it wasn’t
• you don’t know the origin of the language
• ## miriam webster and style guides being more casual

Question 4

What is the second screen experience?

Answer 4

• when television shows, or streaming channels? have hashtags and ways of engaging with the media as it’s happening
• sending tweets using a hashtag and it showing up on the TV in real time

Question 5

What is the digital divide?

Answer 5

disparity between demographics and regions that do/do not have access to modern information and communications technology or have restricted access

global: infrastructure and social: age, income, education, race, choice

can be money and location but also gov’t censorship

Question 6

What is being done to close the digital divide gap?

Answer 6

• Fund resources in rural communities
• Facilitate training/education so people who are resistant or don’t understand it can build their confidence
• highlight value the internet offers, motivation to use technology will increase if people understand the benefits
• Assist individuals with disabilities
• Identify disparities in local communities/surroundings
• ## libraries being a hot spot for people or giving hot spots/renting them out, schools giving out technology