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  2. Sociotechnology - Wikipedia

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    Sociotechnology (short for "social technology") is the study of processes on the intersection of society and technology. [1] Vojinović and Abbott define it as "the study of processes in which the social and the technical are indivisibly combined". [2] Sociotechnology is an important part of socio-technical design, which is defined as ...

  3. Media studies - Wikipedia

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    Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but it mostly draws from its core disciplines of mass communication, communication, communication sciences, and ...

  4. Mass communication - Wikipedia

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    Mass communication. Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples of platforms utilized and examined include journalism and advertising.

  5. Social technology - Wikipedia

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    Social technology contributes to a networked society. [1] Social technology is a way of using human, intellectual and digital resources in order to influence social processes. [2] For example, one might use social technology to ease social procedures via social software and social hardware, which might include the use of computers and ...

  6. Visual sociology - Wikipedia

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    Visual recording technology also allows us to manipulate the data. Visual recording can be used to represent other forms of recording technology and non-digital multimedia. [2] Visual recordings have long been employed by natural scientists because they make it possible to speed up, slow down, repeat, stop, and zoom in on things of interest. It ...

  7. Multimedia - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia refers to the integration of multiple forms of content such as text, audio, images, video, and interactive elements into a single digital platform or application. This integration allows for a more immersive and engaging experience compared to traditional single-medium content. Multimedia is utilized in various fields including ...

  8. Multimedia studies - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia studies is an interdisciplinary field of academic discourse focused on the understanding of technologies and cultural dimensions of linking traditional media sources with ones based on new media to support social systems.

  9. Sociology of the Internet - Wikipedia

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    e. The sociology of the Internet (or the social psychology of the internet) involves the application of sociological or social psychological theory and method to the Internet as a source of information and communication. The overlapping field of digital sociology focuses on understanding the use of digital media as part of everyday life, and ...