Our first discussion topic asks that we watch the Youtube clip Did You Know 4.0 and reflect up how we engage with the media, by examining our four main uses of media:
1. Entertainment: Youtube (harry77), Ebay (power seller), Television, Radio, newspaper, Notebook magazine (sadly ended publication last year – not economically viable)
2. Play: Second Life, ifish Pond (App)
3. Information: ABC, The Age, diggo, Google Maps, Wikipedia, Google Reader, Pocket Weather,
4. Social: Facebook, Skype, Blogger, Twitter, Delicious, LinkedIn, SMS, Email
As I started compiling this list it occurred to me that a number of these media seem to serve cross purposes for me, the entertainment and social are intersecting, friendships lead to shared information and shared information leads to friendships.
I still retain a bit of my old media, I still get my weekend printed newspaper (The Age) but have noticed a dramatic change in the size of the paper especially the Saturday edition and quality of content, seems to be a lot more advertising and less in-depth researched journalism. The paper in recent years has cut its pricing twice and now gives me the Thursday and Friday edition at no additional cost. (I don’t have the heart to break up with them; they are trying so hard to keep me!)
I have never been much of a game player, but we do have a PS2 and Wii (kids), I have never participated much in online game but had a brief fascination with the virtual world opportunities offered by gaming sites such as Second Life.
I have an iPhone with a number of applications that allow me to have media sources available in remote locations and I can see this is creating an information divide between my friends and family, depending on how computer/technology literate they are but also a financial divide, as not everyone can afford to have broadband and 3G networks (I totally take it for granted in my life now).
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