Participatory media is media in which actual participants are the ones who contribute to the body of knowledge through the process of collection, reporting, analysis and/or dissemination, rather than simply acting as consumers.
Category: Digital Media
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What is Web Technology?
Web technologies are simply the instruments used by different computers to communicate and share resources. In particular, these technologies are infrastructural building blocks, much like the proteins found in a person’s DNA, that make effective networks. The three common networks through which communications occur are the Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and...
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How to Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft is the fraudulent and wrongful acquisition and use of a person’s private identifying information. Some of the means used by individuals to conduct identity theft are “shoulder surfing,” “dumpster diving,” and unsolicited emails (U.S. Department of Justice, 2017). A 2017 Identity Fraud study found that $16 billion was stolen from 15.4 million U.S....
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Digital Media and Society: Social Networking
Many can argue for the positives of the ever-growing phenomena that is technology, digital media, social networking, and the like. Yet, as the movement advances, several issues relating to numerous matters are rapidly being brought to light.
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Digital Media and Recruiting: An Air Force Case Study
Fly, fight, win. That is the mission of the United States Air Force in air, space and cyberspace. The U.S. Air Force is the world’s preeminent force and maintains that distinction by upholding its objective of global vigilance, reach and power and remaining true to its vision statement: The World’s Greatest Air Force – Powered...