I think that all that we call old media transformed into new media due to technological innovations and science. Old media has once been new media… Consider for example printed newspapers, most of which now went online and many journalists write their own blogs on current issues. Another example, books that transformed into e-books; with the help of e-book readers we can read books and publications in digital format. You can also find some books available online for free. Television and film are now considered the old media because we have Tivo and YouTube. These are just a few vivid examples of old media being transformed into new one. It is important to mention that not all new media have an old counterpart. Sometimes it is not that easy to distinguish between old and new media. How long does it take for new media to become old one? With our pace of life and technological advances- not so long. What we can say for sure is that all new media have common features, which help us distinguish between old and new at this point in time. The common characteristics include: digital computer technology (Internet-based), and the 5 C's we studied in class (communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence).
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