1501HUM New Communication Technologies

TUTORIAL 1

During the first tutorial of the subject 1501HUM New Communications Technologies we created new gmail accounts, so we could create our new blogs using the software blogger made by Google. As per instructions our blogs are to be used for blogging about the lecture as well as the activities undertaken during the tutorials. We can use pretty pictures and cool videos to help emphasize the information posted in our blogs. Now to answer the cool and innovative tutorial question brilliantly named Tute*Spark.

TUTE*SPARK

How do we distinguish between old and new communication technologies?

A lot of people state that the distinguishing feature between old and new communication technologies is the conversion to digital transmissions, such as tv signals going from analog to digital. But I think there is one important factor we can't leave out which is the feature of interactivity, this new relationship technology has with the user is an important fact especially in the field of convergence in communication. For example mobile phones today help the user communicate in a vast varitey of ways (sms, mms, email).

Under what circumstances will new communication technology become old communication technology?

What we consider today as new communication technology will one day be considered as old communication technology. Under the circumstances of the deliverance of the "message" to become more, quicker, more portable and more interactive. While also maintaining the informative and dependable features the user enjoys with the original technologies.