Essay on Music Industry Question- How important is technological convergence for institutions and audiences within a media area which you have studied? Technological convergence refers to the availability of media products across a wide range of platforms. The iPad‚ smartphone‚ Xbox and laptop are all examples of this. They bring together different technologies in one place. For example‚ a smartphone allows you to call and text‚ listen to music‚ take photos‚ browse the internet‚ play games‚ find
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English 101 May 10‚ 2009 A Media Driven Society Raises Today’s Youth “Beep!” “Beep!” “Beep!”… Its 7 o’clock am‚ I rise to an alarm set to 94.5 where I hear the latest news and media gossip. I jump into the shower where I continue to catch up on the world’s news reports. My pre-set coffee brewer has coffee already prepared for an on-the-go person such as myself. I grab my laptop‚ cell phone‚ ipod‚ and jet off to work. After work I stop at a local café where I can pick up free wi-fi and
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CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING Answers to Questions 1. The ultimate goal of both harmonization and convergence is to achieve international comparability in financial reporting‚ and both are processes that take place over time. However‚ while harmonization refers to the reduction of alternative accounting practices in different countries‚ convergence refers to the process of developing a set of high quality financial reporting standards for use internationally (the process
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Convergence‚ Divergence or Middle of the Path: HRM Model for Oman Sami A. Khan Sultan Qaboos University‚ Oman The role of human resource management function is at the crossroad‚ and on the one hand it is facing the crisis whereas there also exists an unprecedented opportunity to redefine and refocus the HRM function to leverage its credibility in organization. In Oman‚ HRM is in its infancy and there is a need to strengthen its discourse and learning. The present paper attempts to understand
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16‚ December‚2013 Media Types of Media Article retrieved from(http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-media/section3.rhtml) The different types of media include print media‚ electronic media and new age media. Print media includes newspapers‚ books and pamphlets. Electronic media includes television and radio while the new age media include the internet and mobile phones. Summary of types of media : The different
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1. To what extent are the modern mass media creating a truly informed world? A truly informed world refers to the availability of information and news to people. It does not just mean the availability of information to the general public‚ but also to the government bodies and economic sectors. An informed world is important as it allows wiser choices to be made‚ as people have the knowledge of better alternative. Evaluations can be made and changes to better government policies can be implemented
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Technologies for the New Generation As technology continues to grow‚ we slowly became more reliant and addicted to it. Technology was created to increase productivity but many abused it for some sort of entertainment. In the article‚ “Technology taking a toll on a reality‚” by Brit Lamm‚ she discusses the effects of modern technology. Technology improved the quality of our lives but at the same time it became an addiction and obsession. In today’s standard‚ technology has become a necessity and
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STP Convergence Outcomes Scenario 1: The switches in the diagram booted at the same time. Based on the information provided in the diagram fill in the chart below: Switch Root Bridge (Y/N) Root Port(s) Designated Port(s) Forwarding Port(s) Blocking Port(s) 1 NO ge0/0 ge0/1 ge0/1 ____ 2 YES None ge0/0‚ ge0/1‚ ge0/8 ge0/0‚ ge0/1‚ ge0/8 ____ 3 NO ge0/0 ge0/1 ge0/1 Block‚ ge0/9 4 NO ge0/2 Block‚ ge0/0 Block‚ ge0/0 Block‚ ge0/0 Scenario 2: The switches in the diagram booted at the same time. Based
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In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology‚ first there was the telegraph‚ then the radio‚ the newspaper‚ magazines‚ television and now the internet. Before discussing the influence of mass media on society it is imperative to explain the three basic functions of mass media; they are providing news/information‚ entertainment and education. The first and foremost function of the media in a society is to provide news and information to the masses
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MEDIA NEGATIVE ASPECT Opening: Let me begin by stating that all in the world is not as you have been told. The old saying that "truth is stranger than fiction" couldn’t be more accurate‚ for we have been deceived on such a grand scale that most would have a difficult time in comprehending the full extent. The behind the scenes machinations of big money and politics are so well hidden from most of the population‚ that if people actually knew how things were really run‚ we would quite literally
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