Unit 8 Seminar Seminar Question: Is the World Wide Web a new medium with a new kind of message, or is it only another channel for the same kind of information that media of mass communication have always carried?

Mass Communicaton Definition Review: "Mass communication" is refers to the distribution of entertainment, arts, information, and messages by television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, recorded music, and associated media.

Mass Communication Kinds of messages Broadcast television Cable Video playback Theater projection Recorded song Radio talk AdvertisingEditorialSportsComicsNews Books Books

World Wide Web History Initial idea of web began in First proposal for the web was written in In 1993, the mosaic web browser was developed.

World Wide Web Often referred to as WWW or the Web, this usually refers to information available on the Internet that can be easily accessed with software The World Wide Web is the network of pages of images, texts and sounds on the Internet which can be viewed using browser software. One part of the Internet, a collection of documents posted by individuals and organizations that may be accessed and displayed with a Web Browser.

WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS World Regions PopulationPopulation Internet Usage, % Population Usage Usage Growth ( 2007 Est.) % of World Latest Data ( Penetration ) % of World Africa 941,249, %44,234, %3.50%879.80% Asia 3,733,783, %461,703, %36.60%303.90% Europe 801,821, %343,787, %27.20%227.10% Middle East Middle East 192,755, %33,510, %2.70%920.20% North America North America 334,659, %237,168, %18.80%119.40% Latin America/Caribbean 569,133, %122,384, %9.70%577.30% Oceania / Australia Oceania / Australia 33,568, %19,243, %1.50%152.60% WORLD TOTAL 6,606,970, %1,262,032, %100.00%249.60%

World Wide Web What types of messages or information can you find on the World Wide Web?

Is the World Wide Web a new medium with a new kind of message, or is it only another channel for the same kind of information that media of mass communication have always carried?

Culture the arts and manners that a group favors distinctive of the ways of living shared knowledge and values of a society What cultural changes have come about because of digital media?

Social human society and its members communities or organized groups; marked by friendly companionship with others What social changes have come about because of digital media?

Political process by which groups make decisions Authoritative allocation of values Behavior within governments What political changes have come about because of digital media?