New media has been used for socialising. Identify the application of the new medium that offers the benefits and explain how it is used.

by Daniel Syah

New media and socializing are two things that related to each other. People used new media in daily life as part of their social activities. In general, the phrase new media describes content available on-demand through the Internet. New media is used to describe content made available using different forms of electronic communication made possible through the use of computer technology. This content can be viewed on any device and provides many ways for people to interact with the content in real-time with the presence of user comments and making it easy for people to share the content online and in social with friends and other people. The phrase new media is in relation to old media forms, such as print newspapers and magazines, which are static representations of text and graphics.

There are many types of new media that people used in daily life. The new media includes websites and blogs, streaming audio and video, email, mobile apps, web advertising, chat rooms, digital camera, DVD and CD-ROM media, social media and sharing platforms. All forms of the new media have given and act as an influence on socialization.

Internet TV is one of the types of new media that people used now. People can access Internet TV at anywhere they want in any time. Internet TV is one of the medium that people used in their social life as it is easy for them to watch any kind of movies or news that they want. Internet TV presents a different form of socialization than any other because it offers no opportunity for interaction. With the new technology, we all know that the programs we observe on television set is also going to be readily available for streaming on the Internet through usage of the internet TV application. When this IT innovation was around since 2007, the reaction of those has been not known. Now, individuals prefer to watch television on their own personal computers or gadgets rather than television. People like to start simply clicking with computer mouse button or with their own gadget rather than a remote control. Having Internet TV obviously make people begun to realize the benefits of observing TV online, as opposed to watching this within their classic TV.

With so many ways to watch original content, television consumption has changed. Now cable and satellite providers and networks are finding competition from alternatives such as Netflix, Amazon Instant, Hulu and Crackle. With a streaming device, you can watch movies, TV shows and other types of programming without the need of cable or satellite services. If you decide to cut the cable cord, you’ll find streaming options, streaming devices, original content, a large virtual library and cost savings. There are so many benefits that will get if people are using the internet TV for their daily life.

Internet television (TV) is video and audio delivered over an internet connection. It is most often refers to television shows that are available to watch on the Internet via streaming video or downloading. It is generally-available content distributed over the internet. Internet TV can be watch on a computer screen, a television screen or a mobile device such as a cell phone or an iPod. It is available wherever have existed broadband connections.

Internet TV is quite new in which there are lots of different ways to get it. Furthermore, the quality, content and costs can differ greatly. Shows in the internet TV can be high-quality and professionally produced material. If using internet TV, the information is sent over the internet as data. Together, there are even more variety channels that can be find rather than cable TV. Laterally with many of the same shows that can be found on the big networks, many web sites offer independently produced programs targeted toward people with specific interests. For example, if people want to watch a show on dietary cooking, it could probably find it more easily over the internet rather than on regular TV.

There are an options for internet TV that include Web-based shows, video on demand (VOD), streaming video and regular television shows on the channel’s websites. For the viewers or the users of Internet TV, they can stream their favourite YouTube flicks, browse through image sites and some Internet TVs even let the users keep up with social life on Facebook and Twitter. As a rule, it is possible to stream MP3 and radio stations through the internet TV. Watching videos on phone or tablet is great as it is easy for the user to watch at anywhere.

People also can use big screen TV if they prefer to watch their shows, movies or any kind of drama via streaming those videos using a wire to connect to the TV. Almost all smartphones and tablets can plug into an HDMI-ready TV. It is so simple to use, just one cable end plugs into the user phone or tablet while the other plugs into the HDMI port on the TV. Once it is connected, whatever it displays on the phone will also show up on TV. People also can check out pictures, watch video, surf the web, use apps and play games on the big screen. It is super simple to use because it only need just one cable to connect. There is no Wi-Fi connection or password needed if people want to connect to their TV.

Internet TV is significant to the people now because it allows viewers to watch episodes of their favourite shows online. If they miss an episode, they can go online to search for it. Since Internet TV is usually free, it costs them less to watch there than to pay for services such as TiVo. Internet TV software is available for download so the viewers can watch without using an Internet browser. For example for this software is Hulu Desktop. More than that, people can download applications on the mobile phone to watch TV shows through applications such as Worldview Live and netTV.

            The advantages of using Internet TV are accessibility. Most of what user may wish to watch is available on demand, at any time and can be interacted with. For instance, if user has to answer the phone, user can pause the show, movie or whatever it is that being watching. Most of the sets also allow users to rewind and re-watch a scene that user particularly like. Some also allow users to go into slow motion, which can be particularly beneficial when watching favourite sporting moments. Internet TV is significant because it allows viewers to watch episodes of their favourite shows online. If they miss an episode, they can go online and search for it. Since internet TV is usually free, it cost the viewer less to watch there than to pay for the services. Moreover, usually movie packages available form Amazon on Demand, Netflix and similar companies tend to be a little more affordable than cable packages. Then, of course, there is the potential to watch favourite episodes of shows that may no longer be available on regular TV. If user desire to do so, user can even watch the same show over and over again.

            Other than that, Internet TV brings the ease of access to the user. In term of place, user also can watch at any place since it is available for watching via streaming or downloading video. It is because they are able to play, pause or stop the movie they are watching. What make it easier; it can be watched using mobile phones. User that associated with Internet TV software would likely need to release the program to allow them to connect to their own provider after which check the plan or even movie that they wish to see. Companies of the service typically archive every television show so their own buyers will have a way to pick which they would like to see within a certain time. Whoever has any PC system such as mobile phones, apple iPad or notebook can watch movies whenever an Internet connection is available. In term of accessibility of time, users who are using Internet TV can access or watch it at any time they can. It revolutionizes the way people watch shows instead of having to sit in front of a TV on a specific date and time. They can watch shows online anytime.

            The other advantage of Internet TV is the diversity of programs and shows provided. Internet TV has provided many types and variety of shows for the viewers. The viewers may have a choice to choose which programs, movies, drama, television series and many more that they want to watch. They now can enjoy a variety of great programs and shows. By having Internet TV, viewers can watch latest movies as it provide and show at the Internet TV. Thus, it can attract the viewer’s interest by choosing and watching internet TV. The viewers also do not have to go to the cinemas but then they just need to sit and relax when the time the movies will come out from the internet TV. Not only that, it is about the availability of a multitude of online TV stations. Right now, there are roughly more than thousand TV programs from all over the world which are additionally shown on the internet. This gives chance to viewers the freedom to view the television station which they want to view. Viewers can also check the tracks of the television station if they want to view it once more a particular program. And if viewers are out of the nation, they do not need to bother about skipping their preferred TV series. Any or all viewers must have will be cellular equipment and a web link to stream the program via the Web.

            The final advantage of Internet TV is going to be the particular ads, which can be less on Internet TV. When viewers are viewing the program over a normal TV set, the actual advertisements might normally require around four to five minutes for each and every advertisements recess. For instance, when viewers watch drama series at normal TV, the actual show's allocated time is set for an hour or more. But actually, this program simply airs for about 45 minutes. The remaining minutes will be allocated for commercial screenings. However on Internet TV, advertisements will certainly just be running for a couple of min for full program. Viewers will be able to savour the TV show that has a lot less distraction right away until the end of the show.

            To conclude all of the following, internet TV brings so much benefit to the business and viewers itself. This is because it has a constant technological progression in TV resolution and picture quality that add to creative impact. Using internet TV, viewers can enjoy the company’s selection of content that offers information, videos, photos, games, shopping and more. In the side of users, they can enjoy using Internet TV as part of their social time and it takes less of their time since people are busy with tons of work in their daily life. In the side of companies that use Internet TV for the advertising of the business can show and tell many people about the product or service and it is actually demonstrate the benefits of ownership. Since the viewers see how it works in the internet TV, they will be psychologically reminded of their desire to have it when every time they watch in the internet TV.

Internet TV always has been a popular medium for all people around the world. This is because internet TV is often referred to as the king of the advertising in media. It has proven that, it has high in power to influence human behaviour even though it needs such a large amount of money to do it.