Terms 1
Blog
A blog, short for Web log, is commentary addressed to the Web audience. A blog is similar to an online opinion journal.
Communication
is an exchange of meaning.
Mass communication
is one-to-many, with limited audience feedback.
Mediated
refers to communication transmitted through an electronic or mechanical channel.
Smartphone
are mobile phones that can access the Internet.
Channel
A channel is an electronic or mechanical system that links the source to the receiver.
Convergence
is the integration of mass media, computers, and telecommunications.
Copyright
is the legal right to control intellectual property. With it comes the legal privilege to use, sell, or license creative works.
Digital
means computer-readable information formatted in 1s and 0s.
Information society
In an information society, the exchange of information is the predominant economic activity.
Asynchronous
media are not consumed simultaneously by all members of the audience.
Gatekeepers
decide what will appear in the media
Digital divide
The digital divide is the gap in Internet usage between groups (e.g., rich and poor)
Information workers
create, process, transform, or store information.
Interactive
communication allows the user to modify and control a message as it is presented.
Narrowcasting
targets media to specific segments of the audience.
Net neutrality
means users are not discriminated against based on the amount or nature of the data they transfer on the Internet.
New media
are digital, interactive, social, asynchronous, multimedia, and narrowcasted
Social media
are media whose content is created and distributed through social interaction.
SMCR
Source-Message-Channel-Receiver model that describes the exchange of information as the message passes from the source to the channel to the receiver, with feedback to the source.
Affordances
are the technical features of communication channels that allow their users to perform useful functions.
Analog
varying signals corresponding to the light or sounds originated by the source.
Web 2.0
are Internet applications in which users can provide content as well as consume it.
Streaming video
converts video to continuous streams of data for transmission over the Internet.
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Deregulated the cable television service, allowed local companies to provide cable TV service, requires v-chips in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services.