Week 11: 2 Minute Movie Final Submission

https://youtu.be/HastOCdEa_8 This is my final submission for my 2 minute video. The concept, as can be seen by my storyboard, is analysing public opinion about Internet Banking in the form of a Media Information Program. With the assistance of Clarissa Kassiri, I was able to create a well-thought out film, incorporating an aspect of New …

Week 11: 2 Minute Video Update #2 Storyboard

https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboards/bjpoole791/new-communication-technologies This is the link to the storyboard for my 2 minute movie. Unfortunately, the website used to create this only allowed a 3x2 cell format for the storyboard, preventing me from adding anything else. Thankfully, I was able to include every scene in this format with adequate descriptions in order to properly plan and …

Week 8: 2 Minute Video Update #1

This week in class we watched The Social Network, which was a film based around Mark Zuckerberg and his accomplices during the development and inception of Facebook. It was quite fascinating to note how, from such humble beginnings, the Social Media Age kicked off, and the way humans communicate with each other was forever changed. …

Week 5 #2 Survey: New Communication Technologies

The survey "New Communication Technologies"  was shared on Facebook through friends and family, and was pertaining to how each respondent uses different forms of social media and for what purpose. Since the survey was first uploaded, 113 responses have been collected , with an attractive skew of results. Unfortunately, the free version of the service …

Week 5 #1 Cyber Activism

In the Digital Age, those who are connected to the internet have access to billions of gigabytes of information in an instant from anywhere on the planet about any topic. According to the International Telecommunication Union, 3.2 million people are connected to the Internet and have access to these services (BBC, 2015). With all of …

Week 4 #4 Social Networking Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc This video explains how social networking websites allow the entire process of social networking to connect more people than ever before. The video argues that the previous methods of social networking were limited, but have evolved since the introduction of technologies into the process.

Week 4 #3 Social Networking

When you hear the term social networking, what do you think of? Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram perhaps. Although these are examples of it in the modern day, social networking was a concept long before the Internet or mass communication, as humans are inherently social creatures. According to Weaver & Morrison, a social network consists of three …

Week 4 #2 Timeline of the iPhone and iTunes

Below is the link to a timeline history of the evolution of the iPhone and its counterpart iTunes. Together these two tools have enabled the smartphone to become the flagship for new communication technologies and will continue to evolve with new features and designs. Timeline Link: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1561575   Cheng, J., 2012. iTunes through the ages. …

Week 4 #1 Evolution of the Web

The Web is the medium on which the Digital Age has gained its footing, allowing content sharing, communication, finances and ideas to be efficiently and conveniently managed and exchanged by those connected with each other. The creation of the Web allowed the Internet to increase its users from 738 million users to 3.2 billion from …

Week 3 #4 Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that is set in a dystopian future, featuring advanced technologies. It is quite a gritty genre, with one side featuring corporations with total control over every aspect of the world's progression, and the other featuring drugs, crime and other illicit activities, drawing attention to many social and political …