Now, we are currently in the multimedia age. This age has technology that is accessible to most people around the world. In this age, everybody has the ability to be a producer because of simple, accessible software programs.
IPODS, YouTube and Blogger.com, offer people of all ages are able to tell and share multimedia. Podcasts and vidcasts are the new coming of age with teenagers leading the way.
Our generation is the first to be exposed to all different kinds of media. The Internet that was predominately introduced in 1992 is now a daily necessity. Newspapers and Magazines are going through a transitional period as to where they are aware of their readership declining and are adapting to their online sites and are adapting to a more graphical approach. Radio is loosing listeners to satellite radio that contains fewer commercials and to IPODS and MP3 players. Many students and adults are now downloading podcasts from their favorite comedians, news stations and programs from RSS feeds before traveling to work and school.
ITunes library and online store is common for purchases of songs and podcasts. Even the Oregon Daily Emerald is available on ITunes with podcasts and vidcasts.
Even in this multimedia minor at the University of Oregon, students are required to take classes from the School of Music and Dance, the School of Journalism and Communication, the Department of Computer and Information Science and the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Here, with the knowledge of all of these schools and departments, allow the multimedia minors to have a variety of abilities in the digital world.
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