Digital Revolution

• Why was the switch to DFOCs important?

  Digi info could be sent faster + more reliably.
• AO2: Baker + revolutions

  1. Agricultural Rev. - changed farming
  2. Industrial Rev. - changed manufacturing
• When was the World Wide Web invented?

  1989
• What are the 2 adaptations made to media as part of this revolution?

  1. Extension of trad. media - Film/TV on streaming, newspapers on e-readers
  2. New media platforms - phones, laptops etc are interactive
• 5 pros of DFOCs:

  1. Instantly transfer info
  2. No phys. space needed
  3. Can't be broken
  4. More interactive
  5. Can be copied many times
• 4 cons of DFOCs:

  1. Can't touch/look at things in the same way as analogue
  2. Risks e.g. lack of authenticity
  3. Harder to own digi products
  4. More opportunities for crime + antisocial behaviour
• AO2: Cornford & Robins + owners of new DFOCs:

  They control New Media the same way they controlled Old Media
• What are the 2 things capitalist DFOC owners are interested in:

  1. Making profit
  2. Spreading RC ideology to manufacture consent (choice is an illusion)
• Why are Cornford + Robins outdated?

  Their ideas only apply to Web 1.0 (pre-2004) which was less interactive