Tutorial Task 10

The old medium I choose was television

Television introduced visual data, it provided vieweers with moving images that up until its introduction were left to the imagination.It provided audio also, therefore extending on the radio. It further extended on radio and newspaper with regard to content, in that its purpose was both to inform and to entertain. Television retrieves information and creations and distributes it to the vieweer.When pushed to the extreme i think television has a negative impact on the way people function as not just a supplement to life but a lifestyle. If one is spending to much time on television they are being engrossed in it and not living their lives.Reality television may also be included in this category, as the dividing line between reality and non-reality is blurred. I dont think television has made older forms of media (radio, newpaper) obselete in that television was introduced along time ago and there is still a place for these technologys today.However as technology like mobiles are becoming more advance people will begin to use this type of technology to view programs and access information. Its almost impossible television will be replaced by radio completely, as peopple listen to the radio whilst driving, when there visual space is occupied.

the new media i choose Facebook

It enhances communication betwwen people across large geographical ranges. It enhances creativity as people can make a personalized home page.

It extends up other social media like myspace as it adds an additional element similar to blogging-posting information.

Pushed to its extreme people are relating to people and communicating with people in a false way, they are creating identitys and dont really know the person, if it is someone they only meet online. I think to some extent it has made myspace obsolete, by not entirely as people have different prefrences.