New Media Blog: Eric Jiang

As a person who rarely relies on blogs and wikis for information, I find this blog post to be a fresh new perspective of these two types of media. One major similarity I find between the two media is that users can edit, post, and comment without having much-credited knowledge on the topic at hand. This can usually lead to biases and the spread of false or opinion-based information that might not reflect the truth. It can blur the lines between what is true and what is not, creating a divide in the information the public receives. But, blogs and wikis do have their differences. Wikis are a knowledge-sharing page consistently updated by a group of people. Blogs are often opinion-based pages run by one or two contributors who update the blog sporadically. Both blogs and wikis allow user collaboration in the forms of discussion forums, comment sections, etc. Another key difference is that the content of blogs are usually protected from unauthorized editing by outside people while conten...

Technology has revolutionized the methods we communicate with one another. The rise of social media networks (e.g. Facebook, Instagram) allows us to see what is going on in the lives of our friends and influencers. Telecommunication software (e.g. Skype, Zoom) allows individuals and businesses to communicate with one another over a video call. New media technology has certainly made our lives much more convenient. However, some experts have argued that technology has made us too reliant on our mobile devices and has reduced the capacity of us to be human. I will look at recent studies conducted on new media technology and how it has affected the different demographics of the United States. I will be documenting the major positive trends and the major negative trends from my analysis and will draw a conclusion on whether or not new media and technology had a benefit to society or a negative impact. As a bonus... I will also hone in on the demographic group of students and examine how...