Networked

11. ICTs+networkscreation+transmission
• Transition to a new technological window:
creators, not just consumers of media
• Mass media ubiquitous media (William Gibson, Spook Country)
• Newspapers, TV losing audience: blogs, videos gaining audience
• Internet create media and distribute “voices””views”
• Political, economic, social, religious, music, videos
• Nearly 1/2 of adults and 2/3 of teens
have published material through blogs and
social network sites such as Facebook and Flickr
• No longer need to get access to mass media to tell stories
• Creations draws commentary and broader audience
Start another branch of a personal network
• Communities of interest built around productions
• Creating and consuming such media takes up more time
• Traditional mass media takes up less