CMNS 253W Lecture : Communications253studygroup.doc

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 253W
• Professor: Luke Clossey

Document Summary

A new medium of communication is referred to as the metamedium (which includes digital, interactive, & multimedia) delivered by switched networks (most current/visible one being the. Interactivity is an important aspect of metamedium b/c users have a voice that is qualitatively and quantitatively different than the unidirectional trait of traditional media. (tv, radio, newspaper) Many predicted that the internet would fuel the next great post-industrial economic transformations as it matures and realize its full potential. The internet changed the way business is done and is the most engaging, embracing, and sophisticated medium of communication. *internet communicates information, which is made up of data. Data, through the application of intelligence and experience, produce knowledge, the modern economy"s best asset. Modern communications technology have created a flood of information that has and is drowning the last trace of coherent culture & intelligence discourse.