COMM 3353: Information & Communicattion Tehnologies I

Dr. Shawn McCombs

Chapter 8a: Culture - An overview of a Digital Society

COMM 3353:Information & Communication Technologies I

COMM 3353:Information & Communication Technologies I

Chapter 8a Van Dijk:Culture Chapter 8a Van Dijk:Culture

• What is Digital Culture?

• Characteristics of a Digital Culture

• New media quality and quantity

• Trends in new media use

Culture - An overview of a Digital SocietyCulture - An overview of a Digital Society

Culture: a set of shared values and artifacts

A dichotomous existence:

Culture is dynamic

Culture is simultaneously shaped by artifacts and products

Moving from analog to digital and digitalization

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What is Digital CultureWhat is Digital Culture

- Pre-Programming and creativity- Fragmentation- Re-assembly- User-generation- Acceleration- Visualization- Quantification

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Characteristics of a Digital CultureCharacteristics of a Digital Culture

Exploding quantities of data and information

Information overload

Communication overload

Information Agents: A possible solution

Quality of content

Digital Youth Culture

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New media quality and quantityNew media quality and quantity

- Special needs of young people- Patterns extended in the future

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Trends in new media useTrends in new media use

• End Chapter 8a Presentation

• End Chapter 8a Presentation

Information & Communication Technologies I

Information & Communication Technologies I