Old Vs New

In order to distinguish old media from new media, there are specific questions that need to be taken into account that would separate the two.


Can the type of media be accessed by anyone without a large investment?

Is the type of media allow any John Doe to access and broadcast?


If you answered yes, these are considered to be New Media.


Is the media owned and content influenced by (1) corporation/company?
Is the media's main goal to gain a profit?


If you answered yes to the above questions, these companies are old media corporations.

Social Networking

Networking

Social Networking brings a new method in keeping in touch with your social circle. In the latter we will cover (2) social networking sites known as Facebook and Myspace.

Making a social networking ID takes less than about 5 minutes. After logging into my Facebook I noticed a few things. The backround seems to be a basic white, with the theme of a modern effect, leaving the website with a clean cut interface. From how people portray themselves on this social site, you can paint a picture of someones lifestyle based on pictures and comments they post on their page and how they post onto other pages. Most friends made on Facebook are friends that a member has met or known through another friend. Facebooks market ranges from young adults to middle aged people.

Myspace shares many similarities that Facebook has, except it seems that a Myspace page is completely customizable by HTML code. Because of this, Myspace pages seem to be sloppier and not as aesthetically organized like Facebook. Also, Myspace has been geared toward musicians to display their music.

Facebook and Myspace have slight differences in how they are set up and ran, but essentially they are both social networks.

What is New Media?

''New Media''


New Media is a term which refers to the transfer of news and information through new mediums which can be accessed by anyone with connection to the internet. New Media brought introduces a new way to transfer information with little to no cost to the everyday consumer.

Technologies which involve new media include the internet, RSS Feed, Social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, news feeds such as Digg.com and Reddit.com.

The internet is fatal to the success of New Media. Without the internet acting as a cheap medium brining people, businesses and ideas together, the advancement of New Media would come to a screeching halt.

The advancement of New Media is not only taking precedent in the world, but replacing Old Media. As per Article 2. Under New Media, Old Media the writer is using statistics of viewer base for networks over the past few years. He compares most network companies along with magazines and newspapers and concludes that old media is loosing their grip on their target market.


If the current trend continues, Old Media will be in the history books.