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Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week, I took the time to watch five videos to expand my knowledge on the history of digital media, how it has evolved, and what the future of digital media might hold for us. Along with that, I looked into the positives and negatives of digital media in our society. Technology The first video that I have watched was ‘‘Technology Evolution | 100,000 BC – 2020’’. After watching this video, I was amazed to find out that various bits of technology were actually invented very recently, such as the iPhone. It was invented in 2007, and is now one of the most popular brands used. I think that us humans have evolved technology in the greatest ways, for example, I was astonished by the major difference between the first personal home computer, Apple 1, which was invented in 1976 and the first laptop, which was invented in 1981, which is now something you can find in almost everyone’s homes. This video was really interesting and it made me open my ...

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week, myself and my group mates  have  done further investigation on the topic of parasocial relationships.   We decided to  split the topic of parasocial relationships into various little elements, such as  comfort characters,  effects on daily life, social isolation, fandoms, rival communities etc. in order for us to present a clear understanding of  how big and common parasocial relationships really are.    Ideas and progress So far, myself and my group mates get along really well   and what makes it easier for us is that we’ve all experienced a parasocial relationship in our lives, therefore no one is particularly confused  or  lost towards this topic . We’re planning to share and discuss our own experiences  in this sense and speak about the conclusion that it has had on our  our daily lives and social relationships.   We haven’t gotten into the stage of writi...

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week, I read and reread the feedback that I had received on one of my previous blog posts and reflected on the elements that might’ve been missing, or elements that could be of nice addition.    Trying to rewrite my blog was a little tricky, as I spend a lot of time proofreading it and correcting myself in certain areas, so my bit of added information wasn’t as major as I had anticipated. As well as that, my feedback didn’t demand for much of a change, so I really only added a couple sentences into my last paragraph.   There’s definitely room for improvement when it comes to rewriting my original work, especially because I might misunderstand some of the aspects of the feedback given to me.

This week, I watched a series of videos which expanded my knowledge on the topic of digital media. The first video that I have watched is called ‘‘Digital Media Are Networked | Digital Literacy 101’’. Before I watched this video, I understood digital media as a source of content, be it entertainment, knowledge etc. However, after I watched the video, I realised how broad and inclusive digital media really is. This is something I hadn’t particularly thought about in the past. As opposed to traditional media, digital media is interconnected and extremely interactive, giving you the opportunity to react, share and discuss your thoughts and opinions online. Whereas traditional media is a one way process, in which you receive information or entertainment through books, newspapers, magazines and radios.   The second video that I have watched is called ‘‘Digital Literacy and why it matters’’, in which I learned about the topic of digital literacy and why it’s important in society today. I...

Hi and welcome back to my blog! This week I expanded my knowledge on the topic of media ethics, which can be broadly defined as a branch of ethics that addresses moral issues arising in connection with creation and distribution of information through the means of mass media. Ethics  In the beginning, it was a little difficult for me to understand how ethics wrapped around the topic of digital media. However, with the help of four videos, I began to understand the importance of ethics in the digital world. After watching ‘‘Ethics’’, I began to understand the definition of that term and why it is important for us to apply ethics in our everyday use of digital media. Our ethics help us understand and interpret right or wrong in society, which could also be applied to the digital world as there is lots of spaces where we shouldn’t involve ourselves in. ————   The second video that I had watched is called ‘‘The medium is the message’’, where the creator explains the quote in a litt...

Hello everyone. Welcome back to my blog. ( ◠‿◠ ) This week, I have been assigned a group in order to create a video project on the topic of ‘‘YouTube, podcasts and parasocial media’’.  Social Media In our video, we will discuss and explain what a parasocial relationship is and how does one lead themselves into a parasocial relationship, consequences of being exposed to media personas, actors, influencers and celebrity culture and finally, the intimacy of the medium. Additionally, we will be giving examples of our own experiences with parasocial relationships, the effects that they have on daily life, social isolation, fandoms, positives and negatives etc. We’re hoping to add an element of humour and entertainment into our video since it will be dedicated to an audience of our age group!   This topic peaked my interest as soon as I found out that it’s one of our options for the project. The reason being, is that I’ve been engaged with YouTube ever since I was young, leading to ...

Hello everyone! This week, I took the time to expand my knowledge on the topic of feedback, specifically, how to give and receive feedback from others. Furthermore, I got the opportunity to review some of my course mate’s blogs.   I have read four articles in relation to feedback - ‘‘Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback’’, ‘‘Be a Mirror’’, ‘‘Is a fixed mindset holding you back?’’ and ‘‘Seven ways to crush self-doubt in creative work’. From these, I have learned about a “fixed” mindset and a “growth” mindset.  An individual with a  fixed mindset  refuses to believe that their talents and intelligence can grow and develop further. They keep themselves in a safe zone from which they can avoid making mistakes as they understand mistakes as a negative, making them doubt themselves and their work. On the other hand, an individual with a  growth mindset  takes their mistakes as an advantage since they use them to reflect on themselves and their work, giving them an...