CS101 Lecture Notes - Understanding Media, Old Media, Kijiji
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When we think about media technology, we often focus on their adoption by users. Bruce sterling (science fiction writer,1954) coined the term dead media as a way of talking about how media move from being contemporary to media that didn"t make it . Every media we use is in the form of some sort of historical change. Yet perhaps the notion of dead media over simplifies the process of obsolescence. They don"t become outdated all at once for all users. Different media may find alternative or niche uses-not all or nothing perspective. The obsolescence is a question of both technology and of user habits (protocols of use) Media theorists jussi parikka talks about zombie media , media that are brought back, repurposed, adapted to serve different uses. Vinyl records and record players are a good example of this. Superceded by newer, better technologies (digital media), they still serve some uses linked to dj-ing.
