Media in the Online Age: 02/02/11

Unit overview

Hello and welcome to the Media in the Online Age blog. On this blog you will find links to interesting articles and websites connected to the case studies and ideas that you will encounter on the course. You will also find a selection of videos - some of which you will analyse in class.

You will see several link lists on the right hand side of the page. The 'important people to follow' are people who we will study during the course of the unit, and the 'important links' are really useful in developing your knowledge and understanding of media in the online age.

The final link list on the right ('Links to Theories and Concepts') will come into use as the unit progresses and will eventually be an excellent revision resource for you as we get nearer to the exams.

We hope you really enjoy the unit.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Reading List

IF you are interested in developing your knowledge of the unit alongside study in class then below you will find a selection of books that are recommended:

Convergence Culture: Where old and new media collide, by Henry Jenkins
Wikinomics, by Dan Taspcott and Anthony Williams
Growing Up Digital, by Dan Tapscott

There are several copies of these books in the library.

Interesting article

http://www.businessinsider.com/newmission-twitter-2011-1
Interesting article on Twitter.