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  SOCIAL & CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEW MEDIA Social Media It is a relatively new feature of the modern age. GeoCities was one of the Internet’s earliest social networking websites. It appeared in November 1994, followed by Classmates in December 1995, Six Degrees in May 1997, Open Diary in October 1998, LiveJournal in April 1999, Ryze in October 2001, Friendster in March 2002, LinkedIn in May 2003, hi5 in June 2003, MySpace in August 2003, Orkut in January 2004, Facebook in February 2004, Yahoo! 360° in March 2005, Bebo in July 2005, Twitter in July 2006, Tumblr in February 2007, and Google+ in July 2011. Information and communication technology has changed rapidly over the past 20 years, with a key development being the emergence of social media. The pace of change is accelerating. For example, the development of mobile technology has played an essential role in shaping the impact of social media. Across the globe, mobile devices dominate in terms of total minutes spent...

Political Campaigning through New Media Social media has changed the political game, allowing incumbents and newcomers alike to speak directly to voters on everything from their own vs opponent’s parties’ policies. Almost all Indian political leaders have taken up social media, predominantly Facebook and Twitter, to express themselves without the filtering by conventional media. Current age new political aspirants get extended support from using social media platforms, which cost less than one percent of the main media cost and are easily tapped by anyone with just a smartphone having an internet connection. Based on the elections happening around the world, it’s a known fact that social media can help level the playing field in politics, where money and access to formal communication channels pose huge barriers to newcomers in politics. Political campaigns are not just confined to posters and banners. Social Media campaigns are full of info-commercials, advertisements, blog posts, and...

  New Media & Social Relationship One of the effects of social media is encouraging people to form and cherish "social media friendships" over actual friendships. The term 'friend' as used on social media is a weak shadow of traditional friendship. Real friends actually know each other, frequently interact face to face, and have a personal bond. People can use social media to stay connected to long-distance friends and family members or improve communication with their partners, children, and healthcare professionals. In contrast, social media use can lead to less quality in-person time spent with loved ones and relationship dissatisfaction. These drawbacks may be related to pre-existing relationship issues or psychological conditions. Online and Offline Relationships and Social Media There is a well-developed, interdisciplinary body of research that considers how social media enabled online relationships relate to offline relationships. As the scale and...

  NEW MEDIA & ACADEMICS Redefined Education through New Media  Education, an investment of lifetime includes learning at different levels from school to the university. It enables an individual to grow with adequate knowledge, critical thinking and an environment conducive maturation. This knowledge sector definitely shapes the life of an individual into a confident being to make a mark in the competition driven world. Being an important segment of one’s life it evolves and reshapes with the changing society demands. Education is considered as indispensable for the growth of an individual and the socio economic development of a country. New Media Tools for Learning Wikis: Wiki is a tool that ensures a better form of public domain interaction and community involvement.Wiki is collection of webpages and is developed so as to accommodate a wide array of content and accesses. Anybody can contribute or modify content in a wiki. Wikipedia, a web encyclopedia is one of th...

  IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA ON CHILDREN & YOUTH In the digital age, social media has become an integral part of our everyday lives. It is nearly impossible for children or young adults to imagine life without Facebook – Instagram plus all the counterparts that came before them! IMPACT ON CHILDREN  Most social media apps require users to be at least 13 years old. But in a recent poll, parents shared that 50% of children 10 to 12 years old and 33% of children 7 to 9 years old use social media apps. If your child is currently on social media or if they’ve been asking to join, it’s important to talk to them about what social media is, what rules you have for it and how it doesn’t always show an accurate picture of someone’s life. While experts are just beginning to understand social media’s impact on children, one study shows that children younger than 11 years old who use Instagram and Snapchat are more likely to have problematic digital behaviors like having online-only ...

  VIDEO CONFERENCING What Is Video Conferencing? Video conferencing is an online technology that allows users in different locations to hold face-to-face meetings without having to move to a single location together. This technology is particularly convenient for business users in different cities or even different countries because it saves time, expenses, and hassles associated with business travel. Uses for video conferencing include holding routine meetings, negotiating business deals, and interviewing job candidates. When a video conference is held for informal purposes, it is called a video call or video chat. KEY TAKEAWAYS Video conferencing is a technology that allows users in different locations to hold real-time face-to-face meetings, often at little to no cost. There are many ways to utilize video conferencing technology, such as company meetings, job training sessions, or addressing board members. Video conferencing saw a huge boos...

  Video Chat Video chat is an online face-to-face, visual communication performed with other Internet users by using a webcam and dedicated software. The term stemmed from programs that evolved from text-based chats to incorporating two-way video interaction. Video chat is usually used when video-based communication is incorporated into a preexisting service. For instance, when Facebook incorporated Skype video-based communication in 2011, it said that it was adding a video chat. Video chat is also known as video conferencing and video calling. Video chat is a one-on-one visual communication between two Internet users. Skype popularized video chats. It lets any two people around the globe to place a video call to each other. For this, all they need is a computer, the Skype application, and a good Internet connection. Targeting the enterprise world in 2010, Skype introduced a feature that allows five people to take part in a video call. Video chat uses technology to conduct ...

  TYPES  OF INTERNET CONNECTION Internet connection options vary by Internet Service Provider and by region. Customers should consider some of the following factors before selecting an Internet package and Internet connection type: connection speed or bandwidth, cost, availability, reliability and convenience. In order to determine what Internet plan is right for you, we recommend you review the different types of Internet connections and connection speeds available on the market today. Understanding The Differences Between Internet Connections When determining which type of Internet speed and Internet connection type is right for you or your family, it's important to understand the distinction between each connection. In today's age, there are numerous ways to connect laptops, desktops, mobile phones, gaming consoles, e-readers and tablets to the Internet. Some of the most widely used Internet connections are described below. MOBILE Man...

  SOCIAL MEDIA What is social media? Social media is a collective term for websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. People use social media to stay in touch and interact with friends, family and various communities. Businesses use social applications to market and promote their products and track customer concerns. Business-to-consumer websites include social components, such as comment fields for users. Various tools help businesses track, measure and analyze the attention the company gets from social media, including brand perception and customer insight. Social media has enormous traction globally. Mobile applications make these platforms easily accessible. Some popular examples of general social media platforms include Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. What are the business applications of social media? In business, social media is used to market p...

  INTERNET AS A SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION Source Entertainment Internet has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. It has been a revolution of sorts with the growth of internet that has become a source of entertainment for the millions of people around the world. There are many methods in which internet provide a lot of entertainment to all the people. The various kinds of entertainments provided by the internet are as follows: 1. Musical entertainment: There are a lot of sites that provide free music to all the people who want to hear music as they work online. There are also many other sites that give out free music files that can be downloaded by the person. Other than all these, there are also web sites that have music files that can be purchased online. There are also a wide variety of music files that are present online which makes it very easy for people to get their fill of music from the internet. This is one of the most common, well known...

  E-commerce What Is Electronic Commerce (Ecommerce)? The term electronic commerce (ecommerce) refers to a business model that allows companies and individuals to buy and sell goods and services over the Internet. Ecommerce operates in four major market segments and can be conducted over computers, tablets, smartphones, and other smart devices. Nearly every imaginable product and service is available through ecommerce transactions, including books, music, plane tickets, and financial services such as stock investing and online banking KEY TAKEAWAYS Ecommerce is the buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet. It is conducted over computers, tablets, smartphones, and other smart devices. Almost anything can be purchased through ecommerce today. It can be a substitute for brick-and-mortar stores, though some businesses choose to maintain both. Ecommerce operates in four market segments, including ...

  ONLINE JOURNALISM   Online Journalism: Meaning, Advantages, Disadvantages Advancement in information and communication technologies has expanded the horizon of opportunities in the journalism profession. This has popularized a form of news gathering and dissemination through the internet know as online journalism. Traditional news channels came under serious threat by the emergence of this digital form of journalism but today, virtually every serious news outlet has an online version to compete for cyber audience with web-only news platforms. In Nigeria, online journalism has grown in popularity to the extent that such web-only newspapers as  Premium Times  and  The Cable  are among the leading news sources in the country.There is also a growing preference of online news platforms to conventional offline versions, by many audience members in the country and across the world. To excel in online journalism as a career option, there is need for an unde...