The concept of flow encompasses every single keyword we’ve learned about in this chapter. Whether it be assemblage, data, agency, etc. they all come from flow. Flow is how networks grab onto the audience’s attention from one program to another. It’s basically “how they get you”. Just like how one moment you’ll be browsing through instagram and the next minute… Read more »
As explained in the reading, flow can be regarded as “the impulse to go on watching.” (74) Flow has the ability to create a network of connections across multiple different media sources. As we continuously discussed in class, identity can be mapped as node with flow happening through it. Notifications, text messages, account data, and gifs all act as examples… Read more »
As described in our class discussion, on their own, both humans and technology don’t have enough autonomy to make meaningful change on her own. Agency is created through the action of humans and technology working together. For example, both groups are brought together once a statement is typed into google and the ENTER button is pushed. Agency can be found… Read more »
As shown in the reading, infrastructure can described as a “collective term for the subordinate parts of an undertaking, substructure, or foundation” that has continued to evolve as technology reaches new advancements. In relation to media, the foundation of multiple social media websites or apps includes its infrastructure. In order for social media apps to remain up and running and… Read more »
In everyday life, networks are occurring all around us. For example, websites such as LinkedIn connect ready-to-work employees with their future bosses or employers. However, in recent times, I feel as though social media has became a very prevalent networking source as well. Social media can be described as people in relation to one another mediated through network technology. Apps… Read more »
A network could be a variety of things. When we first heard the word we immediately think of social network. This automatically makes me think of the movie Social Network and how Mark Zuckerberg made Facebook. Facebook, like most social media apps, are a way for people to connect to each other. They’re built up of ways to connect with… Read more »
Data is information that is collected using numbers. We’ve seen how data, like technology, has advanced over the years. There are many ways to collect data but I personally think the most famous way nowadays is through social media. With or without one’s consent, certain forms of social media like Tik Tok and Instagram are constantly collecting data about other… Read more »
The idea of “new media”, a term that has seen many definitions since the inception of media, is extremely intriguing. While the term was coined during the Cold War, it and the anxiety that comes with it has been applied to new forms of media throughout history. Over millennia, at one point or another, books, newspaper, radio, and television were… Read more »
As the text points out the concept of new media is unique in its ever changing nature and exists constantly in both directions in regards to time. I think that in this current age the first “new media” to come to mind is social media. However, despite the fact that I think many people would still consider it to be… Read more »