Cherlyn / Have the new media changed our lives for the better?

New media is to encompass the amalgamation of traditional media such as films, images, print etc with the interactive power of computer and communications technologies. New media has no doubt changed our lives for the better as it allows us to collect information faster and more efficiently as compared to the past. People can get access to information anytime and at any place with the use of any digital devices. This is so much better as compared to the past where people can only get information through doing their own research or from other people. For example, people today are able to use the internet to get the information that they want as long as they have their laptops and Ipods etc. With the invention of the Wi-Fi internet access, people are also able to surf the internet at any place they want at anytime to obtain information. This is a very efficient way of obtaining information as time is considered very precious to people nowadays. Thus, new media has indeed changed our lives for the better as it allows people today to be able to get hold of information as quickly as possible, unlike the past where people has to obtain their information manually.