Comments on: How Will You Watch the Inauguration? http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2009/01/how-will-you-watch-the-inauguration/ At the crossroads of Media, Culture and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:53:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Margery Nabors http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2009/01/how-will-you-watch-the-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-1550 Margery Nabors Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:25:25 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=2488#comment-1550 It sounds like the majority of people used a combination of old and new media to experience the inauguration. I believe the reason is; there is not quite a medium to capture and broadcast live content like TV. That being said, I believe the only advantage of old media today is relating to live, streaming content. New media, to-date, can not guarantee an uninterrupted, a/v synced viewing experience like old media can. U-streaming on your cell-phone and web streaming on your computer simply can not compete with TV in real time coverage. Any other time, I would argue it can. New media enabled me to not only enjoy the video of the inaugural speech, but also the content in the dedicated Twitter channel #inaug09 channel, the commentary within international blogs, as well as my friends' status updates on Facebook. New media offers a more in-depth and interactive experience of content than old media. So, once sites are able to handle the elevated traffic levels at one time (i.e. during live broadcasts), old media will have no advantages over new media. It sounds like the majority of people used a combination of old and new media to experience the inauguration. I believe the reason is; there is not quite a medium to capture and broadcast live content like TV.

That being said, I believe the only advantage of old media today is relating to live, streaming content. New media, to-date, can not guarantee an uninterrupted, a/v synced viewing experience like old media can. U-streaming on your cell-phone and web streaming on your computer simply can not compete with TV in real time coverage.

Any other time, I would argue it can. New media enabled me to not only enjoy the video of the inaugural speech, but also the content in the dedicated Twitter channel #inaug09 channel, the commentary within international blogs, as well as my friends’ status updates on Facebook.

New media offers a more in-depth and interactive experience of content than old media. So, once sites are able to handle the elevated traffic levels at one time (i.e. during live broadcasts), old media will have no advantages over new media.

]]> By: hrhmedia http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2009/01/how-will-you-watch-the-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 hrhmedia Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:50:16 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=2488#comment-1546 Opted for an excellent hybrid combination: NBC in HD on a widescreen TV, and CNN/Facebook feed/comment combo (superbly done). Opted for an excellent hybrid combination: NBC in HD on a widescreen TV, and CNN/Facebook feed/comment combo (superbly done).

]]> By: Roni Ayalla http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2009/01/how-will-you-watch-the-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 Roni Ayalla Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:14:15 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=2488#comment-1543 We've talked so much about convergence not just in a technological sense but what it means to our culture this quarter. Is there a relationship between the perceived value and significance of events and the way we choose to consume? We’ve talked so much about convergence not just in a technological sense but what it means to our culture this quarter.

Is there a relationship between the perceived value and significance of events and the way we choose to consume?

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