Author(s):  
А. Елисеев ◽  
A. Eliseev

The study refers to the main concepts of internet culture and its application in the communication process, and also to the communicative aspects of the information age human. In the context of the impetuous development of electronic communication means the idea of cultural identity has been foregrounded. Virtual culture that encompasses a new dynamic knowledge space provided data for the study. The dual nature of the cyberspace is revealed, which, on one hand, has enormous potential to facilitate communication, transcend spatial boundaries, promote free expression, but on the other hand all these positive sides can also be viewed as its weaknesses. Internet has created numerous problems that appear to increase as the technology advances. The study revealed, that virtual culture area includes identity construction via the Internet, new social forms on the Internet and new media creations. The research focuses on the critical reflection of the new communicative culture type — virtual culture — as a new social phenomenon and on definition of its features, double-natured potential capacities. The conclusionsare intended to highlight the fact that the Internet has definitely 0improved our life and his influence on society continues to grow. And if we accept this assumption, then the virtual culture will have the advantage of an evolutionary breakthrough that will ensure mankind to overcome complicated problems.


Author(s):  
Anandan Pandiyan Pillai

This chapter aims to highlight the premises of traditional media planning process, create cognizance about the challenges that media planner today faces. A brief overview of extant literature on media planning, new media, is discussed. The author discusses media planning approach needs to consider marketing funnel and communication plan in consideration while building media plans. Further the chapter suggests a few additional steps that media planners need to consider during their future media planning exercises, given the increasing complexities in media consumption space. The author has mapped each of the media planning stages with the marketing funnel stage to emphasize that media planning is not an independent activity but needs to be closely stitched with the overall marketing strategy. Finally, future research recommendations are suggested.


2015 ◽  
pp. 2233-2258
Author(s):  
Anas Alahmed

This chapter explores the concept of new media in the Arab world and how politics in the information age has changed Arab politics and moved citizens to the streets. However, the evolution of new media social networks and the cause of political information in particular during the revolution is not studied alone. In fact, the evolution of the Arab Spring and the effects of new media social networks are taken into account by exploring how politics in the information age has influenced Arab citizens and allowed them to use information for the greater good and established such a new social movement. This chapter takes the Arab Spring as a case study and an empirical example to understand the transnational protests and global movements, the concept of global media and global politics in the case of the Arab Spring, new media and new politics regarding the Arab Spring, and city and street and public sphere as people power in the information age. Finally, the chapter distinguishes between the new social movements through social networks and the roles of ICTs to aim revolution and whether such a revolution will erupt without new media social networks.


Author(s):  
Shepherd Mpofu

New Media and Information Technologies (NICTs) are increasingly becoming central in facilitating freedom of expression especially in repressive countries. In addition, the burgeoning diaspora community coupled with these NICTs have offered populations in these communities alternative public spheres where they can debate issues without government control. The chapter argues that through the Website, www.newzimbabwe.com, Zimbabweans have found for themselves a platform where they debate otherwise taboo issues that are not easily discussed in Zimbabwe: ethnicity and the heroes' acre debates. The conclusion of this the chapter is that the Internet has revolutionised the way Zimbabweans know freedom of expression.


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