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Brittany Richards

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | How will radio change in future? - 0 views

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    This article talks about how technology is changing the way we listen to radio. Also, how podcasting is changing over time and its impact on radio. With the ability to pause, rewind, and re listen to radio and podcasts, people are no longer sharing the experience of listening to radio live and together (co-presence). Also, how radio blindness is being lifted with the ability to watch videos on mobile devices etc.
Danielle Rose

Anti-piracy firm targeting Canadians who download illegally - 0 views

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    This article found in the Globe and Mail discusses internet content piracy in both Canada and the US. It also discusses the actions being taken to help stop this issue.The consequences in the US are mostly court based whereas in Canada they are technology based and social change based. To find these intellectual property thieves, companies are using anti- piracy firms to track down people who illegally downloading off the internet. These initiatives are part of a larger plan to change the Canadian mindset about downloading illegally, if people understand consequences can occur at random they will be more hesitant to commit online theft.
Mohammad Amir

Augmented reality rolled out on Scottish buses - 0 views

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    Augmented reality technology allows customers to scan a trigger on seat backs to open up a channel of interactive videos with a choice of content including interviews with staff, information about services, view theatre trailers, buy theatre tickets or surf the internet.
avalonrae

Connected, but alone? - 0 views

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    Interesting TED talk about the growth and power of technology and where this is taking us in society.
Madison DeSousa

Is Teaching Media Literacy Important? [POLL] - 0 views

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      Rheingold talks about how his University students were not network literate, and that he made the assumption that they were. This article suggests that media literacy should be taught in grade school. 
  • As our technology evolves, and our streams become even more packed with tweets, articles, videos, pictures and posts, the concept of media literacy evolves with it.
  • To be a functioning member of today's digital society, one must not only be able to use social networking and online publishing tools, but must also be able to think critically about all forms of media.
fayann huang

2014: The year of tech, media and telco convergence - Deloitte report - 0 views

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    "In media, we will see a deeper integration and convergence of media and internet." -- This article talks about the rise of tablets and smartphones in 2013, as well as the rise of social media
Madison DeSousa

What is Media Convergence ? | MEDIA CONVERGENCE - 0 views

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      This article brings up a good point when discussing the negative ad positive sides of media convergence. I agree with certain points from both sides. On the negative side I agree that not all voices are taken into account, only those with access to new media. On the positive side I agree that the input that is given from voices heard helps improve services and generates awareness. 
  • uggesting that media audiences nowadays play a crucial role in creating and distributing content,
  • mprove the value of the service, the flexibility of topics and the competence of the contributers’ as well as enable technological developments, change the elitism of media professionals and create new general awareness
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  • decline in the diversity of material offered and result in a tendency that voices of those lacking economic power will not be taken into account
  • certain segments of the audience arguably remain neglected and unable to fully participate in the new media culture.
  • new forms of interaction between producers and consumers
Shalyn Millstone

Copyleft and Copyright - 0 views

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    This article shines light on the issues that are surrounding copyright and copyleft, as well as helping people to make more informed choices regarding these two concepts. This article provides details on when someone has "the right to copy", "when copyright expires", "copyleft", "the notion of scarcity", and "the potential for collaboration".
ellen goldhaber

Copyright Laws in Canada - 0 views

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    Canada's new copyright laws can be confusing to the average citizen. This article explains some of the new copyright laws that now exist and how they affect us.
ilana enoukov

Ukraine And The Stage For Social Protests: When Familiar Visuals Go Viral - 0 views

  • social familiarity
  • both the creation and the consumption of these images on mobile devices speaks to the relative ease of tapping into that familiarity
  • Thanks to the startups and digital entrepreneurs of this last generation, we are all minor league auteurs or videographers, used to framing the shot, creating more drama, working the lighting.
    • ilana enoukov
       
      The power of social media. Everyone is a storyteller, and the simplicity and availability of electronics, social media, and the world wide web, makes it possible for anybody to be a relevant news anchor.
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  • long-running debate in some wired intellectual circles about whether social media powers revolutions, whether Twitter or Facebook really assist movements – and on the other side, whether digital technologies now help malign governments in sniffing out and crushing dissent
  • Of course the networks matter – because they always have
  • Twitter isn’t a traditional broadcast company; there’s no editor-in-chief who can be bought or pressured
    • ilana enoukov
       
      Interesting point about Twitter becoming a replacement for traditional news outlets like television and radio. Had similar discussion in class.
  • They horrify, but they don’t necessarily empower – or encourage action
  • we can instinctively understand the smaller scale conflict against a familiar backdrop in the same way we can grasp what happened at the Boston Massacre or even Lexington and Concord versus how Washington conducted the siege at Yorktown. And the visuals – really the currency of social media – have that quality of being instantly understood.
  • What’s different is speed (no wait for the 11 pm news) and the ability of everyone to share those images, along with comments and outrage
  • “Facebook ‘likes’ are often ridiculed as meaningless, but they can make a person realize that their social network feels the same as they do—and that’s a socially and politically powerful thing.”
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      Powerful because without awareness there will never be action.
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    When social movement meets social media
Michael Tran

Why Should My Website Have a RSS Feed? What is a RSS Feed? - 0 views

  • It seems like almost every Website or blog you visit has a RSS feed. They have been around for years and the buzz is up about them as the technology continues to go mainstream.
  • More free traffic to your site
  • It’s an easy way to update your audience
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      Readers will be able to keep themselves updated easily with notifications and see where they left off
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  • To summarize, a visitor sees the headlines they want to read, view the summary, and click through to your site to read the rest of the news, either in a new window, or without having to leave the application they are in. And when you update again, the reader will notify them that you have new headlines, and/or populate the list of items you have available. This can keep your audience coming back. It is so easy you would be crazy not to do it!
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    Reasons why your website should have an RSS feed and how it benefits you for free.
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