Week 3: New Media and It’s Boom! by Aimi Badrillah

           Nowadays, the emerge of technology has make the human lives much easier. Within just a click away, all information flows at the tips of finger hands. The information needed can be obtain instantly and it can be shared with everyone.

            On the other hand, the arise of new media has help to enhance the communication among people much better. Through combining video, multimedia, email and web, certainly flourish the communication and makes communication into a powerful force.

            Moreover, the new media has make communication more interactive where people can deliver ideas creatively. Basically, new media is an intermixof website, email, USB flash drive and so on.Another example, the maximum usage of social networking that is based of new media such as Facebook, Twitter, Friendster, Myspace and many more has encourage the modern people of today to interact without boundaries.

            As what we can see, clearly the world of today is entering the age of Web convergence. Even television and radio has shifted to the Internet at immediate speeds. Certainly, within just time, the intensity of recommendation on the Internet and the comprehensive population will grow rapidly.

          Another example, streaming video offers more data-intensive where young adults really make use of the Internet media. The latest information on entertainment, news and sport can be obtained directly from their computers. A recent study shows that those born between 1981-1992 get 34% of their news from the Internet, compared with only 11% from print newspapers

        Meanwhile, there are a massive emerge of economies in countries such as China. China became the world’s highest Internet user. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of Chinese clasp up to the Internet for the first time is staggering, growing 42% last year alone, to nearly 300 million users.

            In addition, the new media has become vital and its need cannot be denied. The growth of new media has emerge swiftly than before. Thus, people should use the emergence of new media wisely to perform a better interaction.

Aimi Badrillah