Buzzword and industry term used to describe the newer forms of communication and publishing spawned by the convergence of many technologies, namely the computer, the Internet and a host of digital applications.
Examples of New Media:
- Ebooks
- Web sites
- E-mail
- CD-ROM and DVD
- Streaming video/audio
- Multimedia presentations
- Computer animation
- Digital radio & television
- Digital music (e.g. MP3’s)
The list goes on and is always growing! New types of ‘new media’ are constantly being created due to the convergence of so many technologies in the digital and non-digital worlds.
