Media and Society Dynamics Quiz

Introduction to New Media and Why It Matters

• The presentation is about new media and its importance.
• New media technologies have significantly changed communication over time.
• Early computing devices like the IBM were bulky, now they are pocket-sized.
• The presentation highlights that media technology is constantly evolving resulting in rapid obsolescence.
• Modern devices are highly interconnected, creating a global network.
• The presentation also discusses the role of social media and its influence on social change, including the role of digital technology and communication patterns.
• The presentation notes the impact of new media technologies on social interaction, political discourse, and privacy concerns.
• Social platforms, like Facebook, and communication tools, like Instagram, are highlighted as examples of new media's role in society.
• The presenter discusses the ways in which media influences and interacts with societal factors.
• The influence of algorithms on online timelines and social media is examined.
• The presentation discusses the changing nature of online marketing, focusing on content creation and circulation methods.
• The presentation examines how the relationship between media and society is reflexive, noting how media shapes how we understand the world and act within it
• The presentation highlights the importance of understanding how media shapes our perceptions and behaviors, and the impact of social media on our mental health, social behavior, political practices, and privacy.
• The importance of media literacy and critical thinking in the digital age is emphasized.
• Concepts of 'citizen journalism', 'fake news', 'disinformation', and online privacy are highlighted as key considerations.

Waves of Meditization

• The presentation outlines different stages of media development, using a wave metaphor.
• The stages include mechanization, electrification, digitization, and datafication from the early printing press to the modern digital age.

Important Media-Technological Innovations

• The presentation shows a graph of important media-technological innovations through history, illustrating when various innovations such as the printing press, the telegraph, telephone, movies, radio, mobile phones, Internet and social media were created and/or introduced.

Worldwide Web

• The presentation discusses the structure and functionality of the global network.

Hypertext and Hyperlink

• The presentation explains hypertext and hyperlinks and their importance for web navigation and information access.
• The interactive aspects of these concepts are also described.

Media is Changing Devices

• The evolution of smart phones from early models of 1990 onward is visually depicted in a timeline graph.

### Media and Society

• The presentation discusses how media impacts society and how society in turn impacts media.
• The presentation highlights the idea that media's presence is unavoidable and constantly changes

Online Discourse

• The presentation argues that online discourse and media interactions have far-reaching implications, extending beyond technical details to include social effects.

The Human Brain

• The presentation highlights the difference in how the human brain processes visual information versus text-based information.

Impact of Media on Marketing

• People's perceptions and communication styles are impacted by the ability to constantly share personal information and experiences in various settings.

Key Social Media Platforms

• The presentation identifies key social media platforms from platforms for sharing photos, micro-blogs, discussion boards and video sharing.

Social Media and Society

• The presentation illustrates how social media has reshaped interactions with others by highlighting social events such as political movements, the Covid-19 pandemic, various political scenarios and major social issues.
• It notes that social media platforms have both positive and negative impacts on society.
• The presenter emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating information and using social media responsibly.

How do Online Networks Work?

• An illustration diagram shows how networks (of interaction) work, focusing on nodes connecting to networks in a hierarchical style.

The Evolution of Technology and Society

• A comic strip-style illustration shows how different technologies influence social interactions throughout history.

Facebook Friends and Funeral Attendance

• The presentation shows a cartoon image depicting a person with an unexpectedly large number of 'Facebook friends' attending their own funeral

All This Technology is Making Us Antisocial

• The presentation uses a grayscale image to discuss potential negative influences of technology on social interaction.

Our Internet

•  The presentation discusses issues of bias in social media, including how algorithms shape our newsfeeds.

The Tech Insiders

• The presentation mentions concerns raised by tech professionals about the addictive nature and negative consequences of technology.

Social Media Trends

• The presentation explores different trends in the use of social media and related technologies. Examples mentioned include the rise of influencers and collaborations, memes, and slang.

Society's Influencers

• The presentation illustrates how social media influences different aspects of society and its cultural impacts.

How We Understand the World

• The presentation examines how media shapes our comprehension and participation in societal elements.

The Process of Meaning Sharing

• The presentation argues that sharing meaning within media environments has implications for power dynamics.

Media Regulation

• The presentation suggests that various regulations and strategies are in place to manage the use of media and address issues such as 'fake news'.

### Media and Society: Citizen Journalism, Privacy and Surveillance

• The presentation concludes by exploring issues of citizen journalism, privacy, and online surveillance in the context of how media and society profoundly interact.

Algorithms and Technology

• The concept of how algorithms determine what people see on their social media accounts and phones is explored.

Before We Work On Artificial Intelligence

• The presentation includes a thought-provoking message with a funny tone highlighting the need to address issues of 'natural stupidity' in addition to concerns about artificial intelligence.

How We Understand Each Other on Social Media

• The presentation describes how people perceive and interact with one another on social media.

### Conclusion

• The presentation concludes with a final, inspirational message; “Learn More and See More” in a thought-provoking and visually illustrative manner.