According to the reading on the 5cs, Friedman and Friedman states that the New media is considered a wide range of web-related items. They include things such as blogs, social networking sites, Wikis, forums, etc. These differ from say the old media because it is much more virtual. According to the reading, the old media is considered things such as magazines, newspapers, and even television. One way to distinguish between new and old media, is that old media is something that you can actually hold while new media is something more abstract.
An example of how people are going towards more media as stated by the reading, is the New York Times. They say more people are going toward the internet version of the paper because rather then its physical counter part because it is updated more often throughout the day aswell as offering things such as personal blogs from editors. Another example that I would think of would be the concept of watching television programs. Many people are going away from watching their favorite programs on their TVs and instead watching it on sites such as HULU. In my personal experience it is much more convenient to watch it on Hulu because it is always available and only has about 3 commercials per episode.
Overall, I believe New media is a great thing for future generations. IT puts everything at the fingertips of the consumer. The only downside I see would be the decline of physical products such as books and newspapers which are easier on the eyes sometimes. And if the demand for these products is too little one day they will have to disappear.
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