Developments in Digital Forms of Communication - OCR A2 SOCIOLOGY

Developments in Digital Forms of Communication - OCR A2 SOCIOLOGY

1. Globalisation

   • Wiseman
     • The term 'globalisation' can be misused and misunderstood
   • Giddens
     • Intensification of worldwide relations where local happenings are shaped by events miles away

2. Networked Global Society

   • Castells
     • We are moving from an industrial age to an information age, as a result of digital communication
   • Social Capital
   • In the post-industrial society, the focus is on information as a result of new forms of digital communication

3. Global Village

   • McLuhen
     • the world that has been “shrunk” by modern advances in communications

4. Virtual Communities

   • Boelstorff
     • Second Life
       • No 'patrolling' the site or restrictions
   • Carter
     • Cyber City
       • People are putting the same amount of effort into online and offline relationships
   • A social network of individuals who create an online community

5. Media Convergence

   • Boyle
     • Digitalisation allows media convergence
   • Different kinds of information can be combined and delivered in one format

6. Digital Revolution

   • Extension/Development
   • New Platforms
   • Massive and rapid changes/advances in technology massively affecting lives

7. Big Data

   • Large Data Sets
   • Features
     • Velocity
     • Volume
     • Variability
     • Variety
     • Complexity

8. Social Media

   • Miller
     • 'Why we post'
     • Cyworld
   • Any digital communication platform