Mareschal Rudin Principles of New Media

New media involves the 5 c's: Communication, Collaboration, Community, Creativity, and Convergence. The next new media development will involve all five of those. I imagine a social media for musicians. People could select their instruments, and be partnered up with other users who they want to play with. For example someone playing the saxophone could play with another saxophone player and from a duet. Or a guitar player could be looking for  drummer and a bassist to form a rock band with.  Users would plug their instruments into the computer and listen to each other playing through their headphones. They could also share a live video of them playing. This new media would connect musicians around the world. Users could play with complete strangers or play with their band members if they couldn't meet up in one location. This new media would create a community of musicians. Who would converge together  and collaborate on creating music together. This form of new media would c

New media is a relatively new concept that is only possible due to the evolution of web 2.0. Before new media hit the web, the internet was mainly used for research and posting ideas in plain text. Their was very little interaction that it allowed for. Users were able to retain anonymity as they viewed websites/forums. However as technology got more advanced and new media hit the scene, this idea of privacy was erased. The era of New Media does not allow for anonymity. Entrepreneurs have viewed the web as a fruitful resource in collecting user insights and data. Because of these many new media companies that are "free" are only "free" because they profit off of your information. Social Media companies rely on user generated content to create traffic. So not only do you give up your privacy to your personal information, you give up your privacy to your data. Any time you interact with new media you are being recorded. There are many stories of people losing jobs or

I made a video highlight tape of some of my blocks from my volleyball season and posted it to Instagram. My Instagram is private so I took a video of it to post here. I had to crop some of the comments because they were inappropriate. I combined my passion for volleyball and video editing when i created this. In addition i added one of my favorite songs to play in the background. I don't have many Instagram followers but this post gave me the most views and favorites that I've ever had. (UPDATE: the video I initially tried to post isn't buffering so I attached some screen shots)

New media encourages the 5 c's: communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence. One of the most important distinctions between new and old media is the amount of creativity that new media permits. According to an article from the New York Times, many companies use new media as a tool to create new features. This is because new media offers many consumer insights that these companies may not already have. These corporations understand the importance of user generated innovation. It is inline with the cliche "the customer is always right". A company that has learned a lot from its users is Twitter. Two of its most popular features, the @ and the # weren't initially involved with the platform. However after taking insights that consumers created through the service, Twitter was able to add their most iconic features differentiating themselves from other social media services. New media encourages creativity and is creativity driven.

Virtual worlds break down the barriers that society makes in order to further collaboration and creation between individuals. You can be on the opposite hemisphere as someone but interact with them as if you were in the same room. According to an article from CNN many businesses are seeing the practical application of virtual worlds: the virtual meeting. This allows for multinational projects to flow more seamlessly. Instead of taking a flight around the world to meet with business partners, everyone can meet from the comfort of their own desk. A project manager from India and Guatemala could conference with a CEO in Canada without losing valuable work time to travel. Virtual worlds foster an environment for collaboration that breaks down State, and National borders. However, virtual worlds also have a negative side. According to an article from News24.com, virtual worlds can directly influence how we behave in the real world. The study the article was based on explains that when par

4 very popular sites social media sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vine (RIP). Facebook owns Instagram and Twitter owned Vine before they ended the project. Facebook and Instagram focus on sharing moments with family and friends where as twitter and vine were meant for more immediate quick communication. Facebook and Instagram focus on connecting users with each other. They don't limit the amount of text/ images you can post because they encourage endless sharing. Instagram is more photography oriented than Facebook. In order to make a post on Instagram you need to have a photo or video. From this photo/video you can then add a caption. But you can't post strictly text by itself. Facebook is less photography oriented and more connection oriented. Facebook allows you to post anything you want: video, text, photos, a link. In addition Facebook encourages more collaboration. Facebook allows you to plan events and groups that your friends can join and rsvp to. Inst