Media Convergence Worksheet

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Media Convergence Worksheet

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What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to technology, and how has it affected everyday life? What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to technology is that you are able to use many types of media on one device. You can watch television, listen to the radio, surf the internet, send text messages and talk on the telephone all from your smartphone or computer. You can also do many of these things at the same time if you wanted to. The way that this affects everyday life is that it can make everyday life a little easier because it is really convenient to be able to do all of these things from one device. I think it can also make your everyday life a little safer because you can keep watch on what is going on with the weather and the news during the day. You also can set the same device to send you alarms about the weather and news alerts and help to remind you of your appointments during the day. You can also use the same device for entertainment. You can watch movies, sports and television programs. You can use the same device to listen and download music to listen to later. You can play video games and computer games from the same device and with many people at the same time. So being able to do all of these things from one device will make your everyday life easier and less confusing. From an economic viewpoint being able to access all types of media from one device can help to make your everyday life a little less expensive and that is really important.

What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to business, and how has it affected everyday life? What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to business is economic convergence which means that a company controls several products or services within the same industry. An example of this would be a clothing store...