What Is New Media?

According to Wikipedia, New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century. Also called social media, the new media are internet-based technologies that characterize what we call the “5 c’s.” The “5 c’s” are communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence. Major social networking giants such as Facebook, Myspace & Twitter rely on new media in order to attract consumers like yourself and I.

Importance of Internet, in our society today, the Internet is the #1 important factor in all forms of medias. As time progresses, everything can now be done from the internet, whether its reading your mornings news for free, or checking the weather, or even ordering lunch and dinner, the interent does it all. So with the Internet capabilities deemed endless, it is very importance to new media to progress at the rate of technology.


Slowly New Media is replacing old media. For example after the release of the Ipod by Apple in 2002, many were amazed by the abilities of one little gagdet. Not only did it take nano technology to another capacity, but allowed web-browsing, audiobooks, and podcasts. New Media is the easy and modern way of living with possbily doing almost everything from the click of your mouse.

Citings: Friedman, Linda. “Old Media, New Media.” 2009. Baruch College. 23 Sept 2009. http://bbhosted.cuny.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2fwebapps%2fblackboard%2fexecute%2flauncher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_187392_1%26url%3d