New media: We want YOU!

Careers within new media are fast becoming the ‘it’ job for workers. The need for being an ‘all rounder’ is paramount for a successful career within the new media sector. As Leong (2011) states, technical, business and synthesising skills are the tools needed to work within the new media and internet industry. On top of possessing a plethora of skills, many new media networking platforms such as Linked in and Facebook are needed to maintain business contacts. The corporate world is now going online to conform to the trends of business practices. Job positions and role (s) have also shifted significantly.

As stated in Leong (2011), worker positions have shifted from ‘wage slaves’ to ‘flexi workers’, thus it can be seen that new media and internet technologies have improved corporate structures immensely. As well as internet programs, other, more efficient concepts have been implimented. A perfect example of an improvement within the workplace is a ‘hot desk’- desks that workers utilise on a temporary basis- which in turn saves the company money due to the company not needing the spend money on permanent offices, eqiupment and extra staff. Due to shift in technologies, work times have also shifted. As mentioned in Hannah's blog, work/life balances have switched from a traditional ‘nine till five’ to a '24/7' schedule . New technologies have helped companies; however, they have hindered workers. Gone are the days of "Honey i'm home!', welcome to "Shhhh. I'm on the laptop!" Life's a bit-ch, then you shutdown.
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Reference list


Leong, S. KCB206 New media: Internet, self and beyond: Week six lecture. 2011. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/

Competition time. War poster(visual aid). Little bird decor. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. http://www.littlebirddecor.com.au/blog/competition-time/


Links

"Bit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit

"Platform nine and three quarters." Week 7. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. http://generationrepulic.blogspot.com/

Google a day keeps the Doctors at bay.

Health and wellbeing information is readily available, in a vast range of platforms. Recently, there has been a sudden surge of individuals maintaining their ‘health biographies’ (Lewis (2006, 522). According to Leong (2011), health and wellbeing advice and information has switched from public to private responsibility. So what does this mean for us?



People are now at great risk of internet misinformation, due to the plethora of information online. Also, due to the availability of health and wellbeing products online, such as prescription drugs, people are now taking their health into their own hands. As mentioned in Tess’s blog, health information is a valuable resource in conjunction with medical health. Although, this doesn’t mean the sudden availability of health information and products should create ‘internet junkies’, however, we do need to wonder if this ease of access helps or hinders society’s overall health and wellbeing. Should government agencies start to monitor health and wellbeing websites and information? Or should we all continue on the path of health and wellbeing information liberation?
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Reference List


Leong, S. KCB206 New media: Internet, self and beyond: Week six lecture. 2011. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au


Lewis, T. (2006). Seeking health information on the internet: lifestyle choice or bad attack of cyberchondria? In Media, Culture & Society, volume 28, issue 4: 521-539.


New Congressman soon shows he’s out of touch from voters. Doctor speechless (visual aid). American Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.
http://americanreviewmag.com/blogs/out-of-touch

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