Developments in Digital Forms of Communication - OCR A2 SOCIOLOGY

Globalisation
1. Wiseman
  1. The term 'globalisation' can be misused and misunderstood
2. Giddens
  1. Intensification of worldwide relations where local happenings are shaped by events miles away
Networked Global Society
1. Castells
  1. We are moving from an industrial age to an information age, as a result of digital communication
2. Social Capital
3. In the post-industrial society, the focus is on information as a result of new forms of digital communication
Global Village
1. McLuhen
  1. the world that has been “shrunk” by modern advances in communications
Virtual Communities
1. Boelstorff
  1. Second Life
    1. No 'patrolling' the site or restrictions
2. Carter
  1. Cyber City
    1. People are putting the same amount of effort into online and offline relationships
3. A social network of individuals who create an online community
Media Convergence
1. Boyle
  1. Digitalisation allows media convergence
2. Different kinds of information can be combined and delivered in one format
Digital Revolution
1. Extension/Development
2. New Platforms
3. Massive and rapid changes/advances in technology massively affecting lives
Big Data
1. Large Data Sets
2. Features
  1. Velocity
  2. Volume
  3. Variability
  4. Variety
  5. Complexity
Social Media
1. Miller
  1. 'Why we post'
  2. Cyworld
2. Any digital communication platform

Resource summary

	Created by Millie Salt almost 8 years ago