Convergence of New Media and mobile Technology

Aloys Okello.

Media convergence has become a vital element of life for many people. With the development of technology in  different  platforms and operations such as television, Internet and mobile communication, audiences have had both a bigger choice of media and a life which media technologies has made easier.

On the one hand, in terms of industry, with the development of technology, the cost of products and software was lowered. Besides, in terms of society especially, media convergence causes the fragmentation of audiences for news. Nowadays, people talk about not having enough time to everything they want in a day or doing more than one thing at one time.

 Convergence leads the media in more interactive and audience participation is encouraged. While the future of converged media seems very bright, its proprietors will have to ask themselves some questions: Will the new technology that is anticipated be as revolutionary as people expect? Our world is now a digital world and its technology is forever evolving, technology drives the change. Some of the biggest technological changes over the past decade have been phones, computers and television and it is still evolving.

Refrences:

http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1981

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