5 Types of New Media

It is very evident that these types of new media have a lot of occurrences in our lives that is why a lot of people can surely relate to this topic.

What if a blog is posted on social media? In what type will it be considered as a sample?

DRAVEN wrote:How about digital games combined with virtual reality, the combination of the two, is that a new type of Media?

I think it is simply the combination of the two.

Are there any other types of new media apart from what is shown in this tread?

ellaelaeh wrote:What are the characteristics of new media?

The characteristics of new media are as follows:

1. Digital
2. Interactive
3. Hypertextual
4. Virtual
5. Simulation

(Kuvempu University, 2017)

salango.lester wrote:In what type of New Media does Youtube falls?

Youtube falls in the type that is Video Sharing, which is one of the types of social media.

Additional info for Virtual Reality:

Virtual reality may be poised to become the future of new media. Media and entertainment companies are investing in virtual reality and planning for it to become the next entertainment platform, The New York Times says. Virtual reality can change journalism and the way audiences view and engage with news from around the world, TechRepublic describes.

(Based on the reference identical to the one that Sir Neil used)

Additional infor about Online Newspaper:

Online newspapers — along with social media and other forms of new media — are a major part of why traditional newspapers are shifting to digital form. Only 56 percent of newspaper readership takes place exclusively in print, according to the Pew Research Center. Newspaper ad revenue from print dropped to $16.4 billion in 2014 from $44.9 billion in 2003, while digital ad revenue increased to $3.5 billion in 2014 from $1.2 billion in 2003.

(Based on the reference identical to the one Sir Neil used)

What are the types of digital games?

Have you learned anything from video games?

how would you apply the term "contemporary" to the media present today?

If you would predict a new type of new media that would arise in the near future, what would it be, and why?

What particular type of New Media do you utilize the most, and how it is involved to your day to day life?

Every type of media has its own cons and quirks. If you would create your own kind of "new media", what qualities or characteristics do you think your "media" should have?

if users could comment on an online newspaper, would it be also considered as some sort of "social media" since the users would be able to interact with the content, and hypothetically, with each other?

What is the difference between social media and blogs?

Who bring up the idea of these types of new media?

Probably the imaginative thoughts and idea in the people mind.

For you, what is the most relevant benefit of playing digital games?

Which one is more accessible, printed or online newspapers?

Why do you think they use the internet to propagate different happenings around the world instead of using printed materials?

Based on the given types of new media, which one do you prefer to use to propagate information effectively? why?

What is the least used type of social media?

What is the most used type of social media?

Does using the types of social media open to all ages?