As technology continues to thrive in our society, it has become easier for user-generated sites to "create, share, and distribute content on the Web," according to authors of "YouTube Traffic Characterization: A View From the Edge." These sites include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr and more. New media has allowed us to share content with other users and view what others have posted. The article gives us an example using Facebook and MySpace as places where people with similar interests and thoughts can come together and form social groups. It has become easier for people who may not be "technically savvy" to also take part of these because new media stresses convenience and easiness for people all over the world.
New media has given people of different interests the opportunity to further their knowledge or perhaps learn a new skill. YouTube has an average of 65,000 new video uploads a day where the categories can range from sports to cooking channels. You can find just about any type of video on YouTube. We are able to take information from several domains and create anything we want. In a Forbes article by Greg Satell, he discusses how new media has allowed for creativity in the marketing field as an example. Using the web has also served as a place to conduct research on what the biggest trends on and what people are most interested in. Marketers can endlessly search for people of the same interests as them to adopt their techniques, approaches and philosophies.
Although we may not always be given the opportunity to travel the world or talk to famous people, new media has given us the chance to do just that. Through videos from YouTube, you can get a live feel of about any country, hear a lecture from someone of your interest, or watch "how-to" videos on just about anything. The creative world is endless and as we are exposed more and more to others' ideas, it allows us to foster our own view of things and share it amongst the Web.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/01/27/how-technology-enhances-creativity/#47c358883f50
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxiYXJ1Y2huZXdtZWRpYXxneDozZWNhMDliNzMyMWI5OGJi
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