Digital Society: The Digital and Its Impact

What does 1 mean on a binary switch

electricity is on

what does 0 mean on a binary switch

electricity is off

what is digital media?

material connection between the media and physical world disappears, media is replaced with discrete numerical logic

what is algorithmic social order?

constant repetition of dis

what is the importance of media?

influences how we relate to the world

how does media structure our experience?

language, myth, theory, ways of thinking and expectation

what is an algorithmic social order?

constant repetition of discrete difference

what is the impact of an algorithmic social order?

gradual social and workforce transformation

what is narrowcasting?

lots of little bits of information

what were factors of production in the Stone Age?

labour and stone tools

what were factors of production in the Bronze Age?

labour and bronze tools

what were factors of production in the Iron Age?

labour and iron tools

what are factors of production in the medieval age?

labour, iron and land management

what were factors of production in the steam age?

labour, steam powered tools, lang management, financial and knowledge capital

what are factors of production in the renaissance?

labour, iron tools, land management and financial capital

what are factors of production in the industrial age?

machine labour, labour, financial capital, land management and knowledge capital

what are factors of production in enlightenment?

labour, iron tools, land management, financial and knowledge capital

what is the information/digital age?

knowledge capital, financial capital, knowledge and machine labour, land management

what is a media ecology?

symbolic structures, social environments that can define human interaction and produce culture

what is a digital media ecology?

interaction is sensory and symbolic

what is mediatisation?

entanglement of media in our lives

what is social media?

a virtual social platform that facilitates social connection and sharing of content

what are factors of social media?

• platform

• connectivity

• programmability

• popularity

what is the implication of social media?

users and creators have the power to influence online social processes

what is viral content messaging?

almost always an underlying message