Shazunah: Have the new media changed our lives for the better?

New media have changed our lives for the better as it allows access to information content anytime, anywhere and on any device. This result in efficiency in information sharing across the world, for example, the digitalization of written work can be published on the cyber world and recognition can be gained. Such works that is published received credits and much more responses than having the written work sold on the bookshelves. This is because in the modern society people are more technology savvy and they are reliant on new media to provide them with the best source of everything from music, film, images and to written word. This would provide a platform for new talents to emerge through the use of ‘Youtube’ and ‘Myspace’ to spread their music hence allowing people to stage their talents and gain opportunities for them as production team does scouting online as well. However this would offer many job opportunities to those who are talented in the music arena. All these digitalization of written work and music and film have enabled the composer or author to go beyond their national boundaries and may have received audience from the international level. Such great spectrum of audience allows diverse sharing. Hence new media have changed our lives for the better as it creates opportunities.