Michael Tesoro

New media has had a huge impact on our society. Society spends less time in front of the TV or outside playing sports. Forms of new media have attracted people's attention to the computer, especially internet. Social networking has captivated much of our global society and has become a worldwide obsession. Social networking websites such as facebook don't only involve socializing, but are also used for advertising, promoting, employment, data transfer, gaming, news, and research. Social networking websites are the epitome of modern media. Society has been linked by these sites giving members news and information at their finger tips. Blogging too, has become an important form of media. In the article Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid, it is explained how a local blog created awareness about a crack house in the neighborhood that was disturbing the town residents. Bloggers began to blog about the situation, police became aware of the situation because of the blog, and took action. This is proof that blogs and internet communication can be a powerful tool. New media can be used in an endless number of ways. People have thought of thousands of ways to utilize media's abilities and thousands of new ways, if not more, will be discovered in the future.