Customer Reviews

New Media: A Critical Introduction

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This is a great textbook that discusses new media and the technological revolution. There are many theories discussed and many case studies to review to get a better picture of how technology has evolved and affected our lives. A couple things I don't like about this book are that it lacks updated information in today's world (blogs, social networking, mobile devices & future technology). The pictures in the book are all black and white and there is a picture of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and the old version of the XBOX. There is no mention of Safari, Firefox or Linux o/s. I think this book was made in 2003 and I know that technology changes very quickly, it is 2010, iPhone 4, Facebook, Twitter, Kinect and iPad are not mentioned at all. Overall it is a good book to read if you are really interested in new media but if not you will find it difficult to read through the technical terms and jargon.

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I don't particularly care for the book. I think they spend too much time taking the long way of explaining theories and ideas. Could be a bit more to the point.

Definitely an addition to my library. This was a great starting point for further research in a few areas of digital media. I recommend this book for anyone in or interested in digital arts.

This was my textbook for a class I was taking on New Media. The book is mildly agonizing to read as the authors ramble on and on about theory and spend little time on real world application. Some good information, but the majority lacks anything special.

I afforded 4 stars, because I consider it useful. Unfortunately, I couldn't receive it directly to my address. I am from Romania, and when I ordered this book, the answer was it was not possible to deliver the book to my address, so I gave the address of a friend of mine in Germany. Now I have to go (during my holidays in Austria) to my friend's, in Munich, Germany, in order to get the book. Too bad, though... All the more I paid for the books in advance, so no opportunity not to pay for the merchandise. The fun part, because there is also a fun part, is that my friend is non allowed himself, I repeat, in Munich, Germany, to receive all the books I had in mind. I can understand Romania is somehow unreliable, but Germany???
Best regards,
Bogdan Gamalet - Bucharest, Romania