New Media Notes

When we think about the impact of the printing press, what sorts of areas of society might the new age of participatory media affect?

Is the U.S. the leading nation in broadband? Why? Does this matter?
Download speed and upload speed?
Germany and Japan as bloggers?

Traditional business model in the media industry?

What did the printing press have to do with the "audience?" How does new media affect the audience?

Institutions become conversations?

What kind of people are at the center of making the new media revolution?
Blogs versus newspapers.
Can newspapers become the center of convesations?

LIvejournal and group size?

Wikipedia

Reliablity of knowledge - peer review by recognized experts
Can knowledge be done democratically?

Podcasting as primitive prelude to ubiquitous information downloading

Will big companies dominate new media?