New+Media


 * New Media** is the general term to describe the multiple forms of electronic communication through the help of computer technology. This particular definition is in relation with the "old" media, that of course being printed media such as newspapers and magazines that have static representations of graphics and text.

New media includes:
 * websites
 * streaming audio and video
 * chat rooms / instant messaging
 * e-mail
 * online communities
 * peer-to-peer networks
 * Internet ads
 * DVD and CD-ROM media
 * Blu-Ray and HD-DVD media
 * virtual reality environments
 * cell phones / PDAs
 * digital cameras
 * laptops / notebooks
 * digital billboards
 * video games
 * Internet art
 * blogs and wikis
 * podcasting
 * graphical user interfaces
 * multimedia
 * electronic kiosks
 * interactive TV
 * hypertext fiction

The study of "New Media" can be understood as the exploration of social change associated with the evolution and cultural adoption of new forms of media.

References:
 * //new media// (n.d.). Retrieved January 21, 2008, from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/new_media.html
 * //Whats new media?// (n.d.). Retrieved January 21, 2008, from http://newmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Glossary definition added by: zerosammi.