1. basic concepts of new media 29 march 2007 Kathy E. Gill

2. Agenda  What Is New Media?  Assignments Don’t have all blog links!blog links Podcast overview  Discusson – your projects  Lab Set up UW Account for Web Publishing

3. New media (1/2)  Term has been used since the 1970s by researchers conducting social, psychological, economic, political and cultural studies of information and communication technologies (ICTs)

4. New media (2/2)  Some definitions focus on computer technology, others focus on interactivity  Differences: Audiences not heterogeneous Control shifts from communicator to audience

5. Facilitates Conversation  The “audience” becomes the “creator”  Disruptive -> breaks mass media mold Is this new?  MultiMedia: YouTube Clip, Front Pages From Around The World, Apple 1984 ad & parodyYouTube ClipFront Pages From Around The World 1984 ad parody

6. Projects  Review podcast details  Break into small groups (about 4 people per group) to brainstorm  Ideas from WinterWinter

7. Lab  Internet 101: What is a “URL” What is a browser? What are protocols?  Set up UW account for web publishing How-To