scholarly journals The Power of Digital Media: Instagram and the Distribution of Kebaya Designs

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Paulina Candra Agista ◽  
Faruk . ◽  
Suzie Handajani
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Multiple Functions ◽  
Mechanical Reproduction ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Third Millennium ◽  
Digital Reproduction

The world has witnessed many changes including the use of media. In this third millennium period, new media plays a major roles in distributing news and advertisement. The emergence of digital media such as Instagram has changed the traffic of photos, videos, and stories distribution. Due to its speed, Instagram has been chosen by many people as an effective media tool. Anne Avantie, an Indonesian kebaya designer has used Instagram for introducing, distributing, and advertising her kebaya designs. This paper intends to present the discussion on how Instagram works towards the distribution of Avantie’s kebaya designs and how it contributes to Avantie’s domination in the field of fashion. Walter Benjamin’s theory about the mechanical reproduction and Douglas Davis’s concept of the digital reproduction are used to examine the effect between Instagram and the distribution of Avantie’s kebaya designs. To achieve its objective, this project applies a qualitative method. The finding reveals that Instagram has multiple functions in the field of fashion and it contributes much towards Avantie’s fame and success.

Coda: The Rosetta Stone

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Schotter
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Digital Code ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Rosetta Stone ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Imagination ◽  
Origin Point

Hieroglyphs have persisted for so long in the Western imagination because of the malleability of their metaphorical meanings. Emblems of readability and unreadability, universality and difference, writing and film, writing and digital media, hieroglyphs serve to encompass many of the central tensions in understandings of race, nation, language and media in the twentieth century. For Pound and Lindsay, they served as inspirations for a more direct and universal form of writing; for Woolf, as a way of treating the new medium of film and our perceptions of the world as a kind of language. For Conrad and Welles, they embodied the hybridity of writing or the images of film; for al-Hakim and Mahfouz, the persistence of links between ancient Pharaonic civilisation and a newly independent Egypt. For Joyce, hieroglyphs symbolised the origin point for the world’s cultures and nations; for Pynchon, the connection between digital code and the novel. In their modernist interpretations and applications, hieroglyphs bring together writing and new media technologies, language and the material world, and all the nations and languages of the globe....

Algorithm as Demiurge

2017 ◽  
pp. 146-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kreft
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common

Plato's Demiurge is the quintessence of perfection and power. “Whatever comes from me is indestructible unless I, myself, wish it to be destroyed” - says the creator of the gods, speaking to them in Timaeus. The gods and Demiurge are believed to collaborate on the creation of people in accordance with the standard of excellent ideas; soon the world, as we know, will be created. Plato's Demiurge is also the good, and the platonic gods are righteous. Without Demiurge the world is a chaos, an environment of irrational chances. Nowadays, the myth of Demiurge can be related to the perfection of creativity. Demiurge becomes equal to the anticipated, all-powerful driving force. Omnipotent, yet tamed and friendly. Demiurge is also the leader in the tradition of social research, the “divine” constructor of the economy, the originator of development. In the new media environment, Demiurge is a convenient metaphor for the presentation of the algorithm: mysterious, error-free, resistant to influence, free from human weaknesses. A transcendent being. The aim of this publication is to present new concept, the core myth of new media organizations - the myth of Demiurge associated with the operation of algorithms and critical analysis of myths created around it, which accompany the social, political and business role of algorithms. Considering the aspect connected with the interpretation of digital media operation and their social and business role, algorithms have not been so far analysed in the context of the presence of myths in organisational functioning. The author believes, however, that the common factor in the perception of algorithms in new media is their mythical aureole and mythical thinking associated with them.

scholarly journals Cyber Da’wa of “Aa Gym Daily Vlog” as Moslem Moderate Preaching Medium

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Lucy Pujasari Supratman ◽  
Aep Wahyudin
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Video Content ◽  
Digital Community ◽  
Waking Up ◽  
Real Action

New media plays a big role in virtual da’wa for society in a disruption era. "Aa Gym Daily Vlog" which released on July 29, 2020, is one of the digital media video blog platforms that received 6.44K subscribers within only one week of releasing its first teaser vlog. The vlog video content is posted each Monday and Thursday every week. The research purpose is to describe the virtual da’wa message packaging by using an Islamic preacher personal blog. The writer used a qualitative method with a discourse analysis approach. Data collection was done through observing 17 scenes of "Aa Gym Daily Vlog" premiere vlog content. This virtual da’wa of "Aa Gym Daily Vlog" is packaged in a concise and brief based on Aa Gym daily activities who carried out manners, morals, and the science of tauhid in accordance with the guidance of Rasulullah saw. The use of virtual da’wa "Aa Gym Daily Vlog" offers easy access to mad’u (da’wa recipients) directly in real action. The da’wa messages in "Aa Gym Daily Vlog" content are made very applicable, starting from the daily activities of Aa Gym about waking up and the traditions of the prophet Muhammad saw in social daily life. Virtual da’wa of Aa Gym's is made seriously and professionally as an effort to encourage the digital community in developing themselves based on Islamic guidance.

Digital Media, Secrecy, and International Lawmaking

2014 ◽  
pp. 60-82
Author(s):  
Diliana Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
International Law ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Political Communications ◽  
The World ◽  
Multilateral Agreement On Investment

The introduction of digital technologies in political communications has added new dimensions to international lawmaking and to the interactions between citizens and governments on a global scale. This chapter gives both a theoretical background and concrete examples that demonstrate how the new media has augmented the power of global civil society. The period of time under scrutiny is very recent—end of 20th to beginning of 21st century—and therefore the focus is on treaties as sources of international law, rather than on customary international law. Since international treaties are negotiated both within supra-national structures, like the UN, and also between countries outside of those organizations, the chapter superimposes the two processes with a special emphasis on the culture of secrecy in both cases. The organizations and treaties that are reviewed are the United Nations (in a more general fashion), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA), with a mention of the failure of the OECD Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) for a global social movement parallel. The reason for putting those cases in the spotlight is that they deal with trade aspects that affect people the world over. In addition, the protests against them, the anti-globalization ones in Seattle 1999, the 1997 anti-MAI, and the 2012 anti-ACTA movements were all organized and mobilized through the Internet.

Digital Media, Secrecy, and International Lawmaking

2015 ◽  
pp. 138-158
Author(s):  
Diliana Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
International Law ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Political Communications ◽  
The World ◽  
Multilateral Agreement On Investment

The introduction of digital technologies in political communications has added new dimensions to international lawmaking and to the interactions between citizens and governments on a global scale. This chapter gives both a theoretical background and concrete examples that demonstrate how the new media has augmented the power of global civil society. The period of time under scrutiny is very recent—end of 20th to beginning of 21st century—and therefore the focus is on treaties as sources of international law, rather than on customary international law. Since international treaties are negotiated both within supra-national structures, like the UN, and also between countries outside of those organizations, the chapter superimposes the two processes with a special emphasis on the culture of secrecy in both cases. The organizations and treaties that are reviewed are the United Nations (in a more general fashion), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA), with a mention of the failure of the OECD Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) for a global social movement parallel. The reason for putting those cases in the spotlight is that they deal with trade aspects that affect people the world over. In addition, the protests against them, the anti-globalization ones in Seattle 1999, the 1997 anti-MAI, and the 2012 anti-ACTA movements were all organized and mobilized through the Internet.

Bio-pixels: A stem cell-based interactive–generative interface designed to redefine technologies of self-making in new media arts

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1367-1390
Author(s):  
Diaa Ahmed Mohamed Ahmedien
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Stem Cell Differentiation ◽  
Induced Differentiation ◽  
Media Arts ◽  
The World ◽  
Functional Shift

Bio-pixels is a stem cell-based interactive–generative interface designed to investigate the concept of ‘self-making’. The project uses stem cells as a biological prototype of an identity-free substance and defines in vivo stem cell differentiation processes as nature’s self-making technology. It therefore considers in vitro-induced differentiation processes as artificial self-making technologies that were recontextualized through the interactions between the world of genes and the world of bits. The project’s system was functionally built based on three operational principles derived from convergence technologies that facilitate a mutual functional shift between bio-media and digital media and reveal the extent to which this shift leads to a reconciliation between our biological and narrative identities. Empirically, the project remodelled visual maps of cellular activities during the induced differentiation processes by which cells acquire their identity. Finally, a generative biological–digital mirror was architected by which the viewers see their faces resynthesized as the result of the interactions between the artificial remodelled differentiation processes and the participants’ activities at the project’s physical place and its Twitter page. Within this context, Bio-pixels highlights the consequences of today’s bioinformatics on in vitro artificial processes of self-making through which the public can control, enhance or resynthesize their identities.

scholarly journals The Fragmentation of Indonesian Film Audience

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-87
Author(s):  
Dyna Herlina Suwarto ◽  
◽  
Benni Setiawan ◽  
Gilang Jiwana Adikara ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Audience Fragmentation ◽  
Film Content ◽  
Collection Methods

Nowadays, films can not only be watched in conventional media such as cinema, screening and television but also digital media such as streaming, download and shared archives. This study aims to determine the pattern of audience fragmentation, especially in the cinephile segments. The research employs an explorative qualitative method. The data collection methods include diaries and interviews. Informants were determined using a purposive sampling technique which includes visitors of the movie screened by the Jogja Movie Night, DIY Watching Club, and Cultural Department in July 2018. The results of this study show that, first, conventional media such as cinema and screening are still considered important because they provide a tasting guide, a space for social interaction and technical facilities. Second, attention is managed differently when dealing with conventional and new media. The focus of watching a movie can be created in different ways tailored to the viewing space. Third, film content is used as inspiration to produce films as hobbies and learning space. Also, it can be diverted in other forms such as short stories, performance scripts. Although being exposed to unlimited choices, film viewers only access the relative channels for a certain period. They need public space to interact with film fans, educate their appetite and watch satisfaction. Digital media is used to facilitate the autonomy of choosing and treating films based on their needs and desires. Keywords: Film audience fragmentation, audience interests, consumption pattern, new media, cinephelia.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN YOUTUBE SEBAGAI SARANA TRANSFORMASI MAJALAH HIGHEND

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Yolanda Stellarosa ◽  
Sandra Jasmine Firyal ◽  
Andre Ikhsano
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Content Strategy ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The emergence of a variety of social media makes it easier for people to find and obtain information. One of the social media that can provide information in the form of audio and visual without any duration limit is YouTube.YouTube HighEnd Magazine is HighEnd magazine's YouTube channel used as a transformation tool for the magazine. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The purpose of this study is to determine the utilization of social media YouTube as a tool of transformation of HighEnd magazine. Researcher interviewed three different speakers that have different job desks, Larasati Oetomo as digital media officer, Lysia Jessica as editor in chief, and Johan Jang as social media expert. This research uses new media theory and describes media utilization strategies to find out how Highend magazine utilizes YouTube’s social media. This research proves that HighEnd has utilized YouTube social media with six characteristics of New Media as a means of transformation of print media, has also developed strategies in utilizing YouTube based on Audience, Mission, Goal, and Content Strategy.

Digital and Technical Developments in the Amblyopia Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 237 (10) ◽  
pp. 1172-1176
Author(s):  
Charlotte Schramm ◽  
Yaroslava Wenner
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Technical Progress ◽  
Therapy Monitoring ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
The Future

AbstractThe digital media becomes more and more common in our everyday lives. So it is not surprising that technical progress is also leaving its mark on amblyopia therapy. New media and technologies can be used both in the actual amblyopia therapy or therapy monitoring. In particular in this review shutter glasses, therapy monitoring and analysis using microsensors and newer video programs for amblyopia therapy are presented and critically discussed. Currently, these cannot yet replace classic amblyopia therapy. They represent interesting options that will occupy us even more in the future.

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