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What's New Media?


We are now living in the 21st Century and there is no doubt about how new media is growing and rapidly moving away from old media. What kind of technologies do we refer to as "new media"? There are many things we can call "new media," such as Twitter, Instagram, FaceTime and video communication (like online lectures), blogs, Facebook, and Snapchat. These new media have changed our lives.

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