What is New Media?
It seems to me that Vin Crosbie is a little angry about the way that people have been using the terms “media” and “medium.” He states clearly a couple of times that Internet, radio, TV, magazines, telephones, etc., are not media. They “are vehicles for conveying information within a medium or media.” This quote helped me a little more to understand what he meant. Also, the way that he explained it in terms of transportation really helped with his concept. It is important that we, as new media students, understand what he is trying to tell us before we can further our studies.
1-What are the three transportation media? What is the difference between a transport medium and a transport vehicle?
The three transportation media are land, water, and air. A transport vehicle would be something that we use to utilize the transport medium. So, water would be the transport medium while a boat would be the transport vehicle. There are many different vehicles, but only 3 transportation media.
2-What are the three communication media? Give examples of communication media vs communication vehicles. Email uses which communication medium?
The three communication media are the Interpersonal Medium, the Mass Medium, and the New Medium. An email would be a form of Interpersonal Media.
3-What are the advantages/disadvantages of interpersonal communication? of broadcast communication?
The advantages of interpersonal communication are that each participant has an equal control over the content that is conveyed. Also, That content can be individualized based on the needs and interest of each participant. The disadvantage is that if there are more people, there is less control among each participant. The advantages of broadcast communication is that the same content goes to all of the participants. Only one person has control over the content that is conveyed. The disadvantage is that the content can’t be customized to individual participants.
4-What are the characteristics of the New Medium? Is a many-to-many communication possible without the new technology of laptop, iphone and internet?
The characteristics of the New Medium are individualized information can be delivered to any amount of people. This information can be individualized based on the participant. The participant, publisher, broadcaster, etc., all have control over what information is conveyed. This New Medium isn’t a natural communication system for humans. Without technology, I don’t believe that it is possible to get a many-to-many form of communication out there.