The Internet has been one of the greatest inventions when it
comes to communicating with one another. The Internet in itself has been the
most effective media base because it has everything in one. If you wanted to
listen to the radio, that station is available on the Internet. If you wanted
to watch or read the news, watch a movie or send an email, the Internet is the
one quick stop for all. It has transformed form desktop to laptop, and laptop
to mobile phone. As technology gets more advanced, it seems that ways to
connect with the world get easier.
The reading suggests that each media has felt threatened by new types of
media. I believe this is very true. Personally I watch the news on the T.V. or
read it online rather than read the newspaper. To me it is easier, plus it
saves money by not buying a paper and saves trees. Another example, when
writing school research papers, I usually use online journals or books rather
than going to a library and borrowing a physical copy of a book or journal. It
has saved me time and is much easier searching for what you need.
On the other side of things, is the downside to the
Internet. It has grown and destroyed people. As written in the weeks readings,
piracy, plaiting CD sales, illegal online sharing have all been contributed to
the Internet. I just read in the news the other day that a man was selling
illegal copies of the game Modern Warfare online. Supposedly he had “stolen” from the company who developed
the game because obviously the money was not going to them, same respect for
CD’s. People have found ways to receive free music either by sharing or by
going to sites that offer free music. Millions of dollars were lost in sales
due to one person. So in retrospect, there is always a positive and negative to
everything, especially when it comes to technology.
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