Media Literacy Experience

“For more than a decade now, I’ve been spending a lot of time online, searching and surfing and sometimes adding to the great databases of the Internet.”(736) He then goes on about how finding what you need used to require days and now can be done in just a few minutes. He then goes into saying that if he’s not working he finds himself reading and writing emails, scanning headlines and blog posts, watching videos, and listening to podcasts. Even myself I can say that I spend most of my time on my phone or playing a

[10] With the rise of social media, the beginnings of the fall in popularity of traditional media like newspapers, magazines, radio and television have been more evident within the results of recent surveys and polls carried out within the industry. These traditional medias is already becoming out of date since most people has been watching and reading the same news stories with the help of social media or from online sources [1] [2]. Besides, there are more advertisers have been moving their marketing budgets to grow their popularity of platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Google and Twitter. However, there is no argument that sophistication in social media marketing is on the rise and creates unprecedented opportunities to connect with customers and constituencies. This explosion of Internet applications and other social media has shifted and expanded the world of marketing and it will never be the same.

At a click of a button one is able to know what is happening to different parts of the world. ICT has had mainly a positive effect on the way we communicate, as it has made it easier and cheaper. So many different ways of communicating without meeting face to face, a lot of people tend to just communicate over the internet or by texting as this is now easier than arranging to meet up. This assignment includes the various communication methods ICT has introduced to us. These methods are:  Mobile phones  E-mail  Videoconferencing  Social networking Ways we communicate Mobile phone Mobile phones are the biggest impact ICT has had on the way we communicate.

It also allows fans to explore and find out new information on their favorite players, teams, ect. They can also find out about upcoming sports events and game dates. The world of sports is constantly changing so there is always something new to learn and explore. A lot more people

The radio show is broadcasted at a specific time Monday through Friday which shows media organization that has a predetermined timeslot. An another implication is media type, for example, “radio stations can transmit their programming via the internet or satellite and listeners can tune in via computers or smartphones”. “The Breakfast Club” shows all of these aspects in their show and makes it accessible. Furthermore, the radio show that is syndicated in over 80 markets across the United States. The radio show also uses media use when they re-air the program at different times such as the weekends to find content to occupy the time, therefore, “… practice fills programming time while allowing” listeners another chance to hear the show (McIntosh).

Facebook users can learn about the news immediately, since the site gives an array of suggestions of numerous news outlets. According to a research, people who uses

Social media are Internet sites that allow users to interact freely, sharing and discussing information through multiple platforms, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, WordPress etc. These social tools give people the ability to communicate with each other on a scale and in ways that they can’t with traditional media. The means for any person to publish digital and creative content, provide and obtain real-time feedback via online discussions, commentary and evaluations (Dykeman, 2008, p.1). Thus far, users can create the content easily using digital media tools, Marshall McLuhan once remarked, the content of a new medium usually is built on and expands from the content of an older medium.

The world we live in today is predominately changing with the advancement of digital communication in the daily aspects of our life. The rapid growth and evolution of digital communication, has resulted in it now becoming the backbone of the way we interact with other people. Beginning from simple 160-character SMS messages to text’s influence on the internet including Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and Instagram and then introduced on our mobile phones with BBM and whatsapp; digital communication has become a part of our spoken discourse. Digital communication in every aspect has impacted our lives as it helps jobs and businesses communicate a lot faster through e-mail, multimedia and texting. Students have benefited from the easy accessibility of digital communication allowing them to interact with peers and families.

You can check in and let your friends know where you are at the moment, you can tag people to show who you are with and what you are doing. Almost everyone (young and old) have some sort of social media account that they use daily. You stay connected with the friends and family that you have and you can also make new friends, add people who live in your area, and chat and share things with them, and meet up with them eventually and make new friends or meet a partner. The internet can be used for many things. You can buy and sell things, you can stay connected with your family and friends, you can make new friends, you can use dating website to meet people and hook up, you can see the news and be up to date on current events, you can share photos and videos, you can do so much and have such easy access to all this stuff.

This is shown by how sharing of content, collection of content through the search for images and publication in platforms that material could easily be shared. This distribution of content and creation of identities is easily done on the Internet, in part due to the contemporary myth that the Web is an alternative media space which boasts of a more democratic forum than other communication media outlets (Buren