Even those who decided to not take up work in the new media field would soon realize just how important an understanding of new media is. New media is the future! It is evident that everyone is getting on the new media band wagon. As Leong (2011) said new media is a tool that is less expensive and uses smaller machines compared to industrial labour of the past which used big, expensive machinery. So it is no wonder companies are taking advantage of new media and its efficent and convenient ways.
It may even be the case as we learnt in our last tutorial that in the future a job interview might well be conducted online using Skype. A more extreme example of the internet being used as the future of jobs comes from Zittrain (2009). He talks about the internet as a way of finding employees from all over the world. Zittrain's example of using a website to find the perfect person to create the cover of his book highlights how influential and respected the internet is becoming as a tool for work.
New media is the future and one that most will not be able to escape in the workplace.
Cyber people
Reference List:
Leong. Susan(2011)‘KCB206 New Media: Internet the Self and Beyond: Week 7 lecture notes.” Accessed May 2nd 2011 http://blackboard.qut.edu.au
Zittrain. Jonathan (2009) “Minds for sale.” Podcast (Lecture, November 16th). Accessed April 29th 2011 http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_74007_1%26url%3D
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