CMNS 253W Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Application Programming Interface, Samuel Morse, Web 2.0

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Cmns 253 midterm review key concepts from chapters 1-5. 3 c"s- interlinking of cpus, communication networks, media content. Convergence of media companies morphing of devices into multipurpose. Any account of new media needs to take three factors into account: artifacts/devices ability to extend our ability to communicate. 2)communicative activities and practices we engage and develop around devices: social arrangements/organizations that form around devices and practices . Remediation: aggregate old media into a new form, typically with enhanced features. Done before digital/new media but now especially prevalent. Digital divide: differentiated access to networked computers. Access to the internet based on gender, income, race, location. Many-to-many connectivity, decentralized control, easy to use and user-focused, open tech standards and application programming interface (api), simple and lightweight (design, admin requirements, start-up and ongoing development costs), and expectations of change over time by modification. Original challenge to human communication: how do we communicate farther than the eye can see or ear can hear.