Apologies if this blog post seems disjointed but I’m currently flicking back and forth between my favourite forms of new media amusement. Where I once would have been able to concentrate on one thing at a time, new media convergence (Leong, 2011) has changed my entire lifestyle. Instead of working simply on an assignment, I’m currently engaged in music, video, socialising, reading and observing, all through my computer.
New technologies have given me the ability to access all my favourite entertainment formats in new ways, all at the same time, turning me into an extraordinary multi-tasker.
For example, I once would have listened to music on the radio only, and although I still do this occasionally, I’m presently downloading the latest music that I’ve found in triple j hitlists, and through recommendations on Facebook, and in the ‘most bought’ section in the iTunes store. Once these are downloaded I’ll probably read up on the artists on Wikipedia, check out the film clips on Youtube and post it on my Tumblr.
And that’s just one of the activities I’m currently partaking in. So again, apologies but quite frankly we have noone but new media to blame for my inability to concentrate
REFERENCES:
Leong, Susan. "KCB201 New Media: the Internet, Yourself and Beyond - Week Three Lecture Notes." Accessed March 19, 2011. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au
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