Sociology 1025A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Asteroid Family, Consumerism, Augmented Reality
29 Mar 2017
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Chapter 6 mass media: living in the electronic age. Consisted of books, newspapers, magazines, cinema, recordings, radio &television pre internet. Internet changed all traditional forms of mass media: books available online, radio audio streams accessed over the internet. Bitcoins a form of digital currency mined on the internet and later exchanged for goods. Include the internet, video and computer games, and cellphones w/downloadable apps. Augmented reality an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera) New forms can sometimes be better than traditional o. Can allow us to experience augmented reality &multitask. Net neutrality a principle of equality and detachment with respect to how information on the internet is treated by network providers. Points out ways that the media help us find out about important events &better communicate w/other people to become more socially aware &connected.
