A blog can be defined as websites that can be updated from time to time, most often with links to other sites and commentary on the other sites content (Gurak, Johnson & Reymen, 2005). On the other hand, Facebook, enables its users to present themselves in an online profile,accumulate ‘‘friends’’ who can post comments on each other’s pages, and view each other’s profiles. Facebook members can also join virtual groups based on common
interests, see what classes they have in common, and learn each others’ hobbies, interests, musical tastes, and romantic relationship status through the profiles (Ellison, Steinfield & Lampe, 2007). Next, Twitter is used mainly to constantly interact with your followers and to keep updated with the people who you are following.
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter play a role to co-exist with the traditional media in certain ways which will be discussed in this blog. One important way, they all can be used as advertising tools for the traditional media and also vice versa. It is clear that the new media is used more today as it is more convenient to access compared to traditional media which proves that the new media can be used to inform the readers or viewers. For example, there is an important football match over the weekends and on Facebook or Twitter someone posted about it which will help to inform the reader to watch that match on the television. On the other hand, the old media can also be used to advertise the new.
New Media
Old media
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References
Gurak L, Antonijevic S, Johnson L, Ratliff C & Reyman J
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Ellison N B, Steinfield C & Lampe C 2007, 'The Benefits of
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Need conceptual support to explain the role of new and old media in a new media ecosystem -refer to Naughton.
ReplyDeleteAlso, to provide a more different take on the topic why not discuss the different roles FB, Tw & blogs play in business communication? Instead of referring to what your other seniors wrote, try explore other ways to write your topic.
Overall, your blog content still needs more exploration & discussion on conceptual and current info related to media.
Please do not refer too much to others' work as they sound the same at the end of the day. With originality to your own writing, you can do even better....yes? :) P1