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- 181: Experiencing Cyberspace
- ... up. I also communicate with the pager because I read it's LCD display when I am interested in finding out who is disturbing me. Still on topic of communication, I cannot forget to mention television. It is a huge form of communication today, more so than ever before. Although televisions have changed dramatically in a short amount of time, TVs communicate several different messages. Everyone watches television at some point in time, and when they do, they are most likely interacting with a digital TV. I watch television for relaxation, or to keep up to date on world events. By simply changing the channels, or more complex things such as programming channels/time/date, I am interacting with the television. Television is ...
- 182: Internet Censorship and the Communications Decency Act
- ... enforce. Many people who push laws like these are ignorant of how the Internet works or even what the Internet really is. Most of these people argue that web site content should be regulated like television stations regulate the content of their programs. However, the Internet is not a television. Unlike television, the Internet is almost completely baseless, no one company has complete control of what's online as opposed to a television station. And also unlike television, as well as most other forms of mass- ...
- 183: The V-Chip
- The V-Chip What is a V-chip? This term has become a buzz word for any discussion evolving telecommunications regulation and television ratings, but not too many reports define the new technology in its fullest form. A basic definition of the V-chip; is a microprocessor that can decipher information sent in the vertical blanking of the ... space provided for this essay, the focus will be the technical aspects and costs of the new chip. It is impossible to generally assume that the V-chip will solve the violence problem of broadcast television or that adding this little device to every set will be a first amendment infringement. We can, however, find clues through examining the cold facts of broadcast television and the impact of a mandatory regulation on that free broadcast. "Utilizing the EIA's Recommended Practice for Line 21 Data Service(EIA-608) specification, these chips decode EDS (Extended Data Services)program ratings, ...
- 184: Inventions and Their Importance
- Inventions and Their Importance Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we didn't have the telephone, radio, or television to keep us busy? Without these inventions that almost all Americans depend on, people would be clueless as to what to do for entertainment and information. You wouldn't be able to watch exciting television broadcasts, listen to `to the minute` news reports, or chat with friends and family wherever they're located. The thought of life without the following things, makes you think. What did early people do without ... energy, because some of the new inventions required a little more power than what batteries had to offer. Electricity made a new wave of invention possible, communication devices. These devices included the telephone, radio, and television. The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. This invention let wires send sound over great distances. Bell's work with the deaf, allowed him to see how sounds made vibrations in ...
- 185: Eutahania And Suicide In America
- ... attention on physician-assisted suicide by helping gravely ill people kill themselves. The state or Oregon permits physician assisted suicide. But Kevorkian himself violated the bounds of law when he committed active euthanasia on national television. He was found guilty of second degree murder in March of 1999. However, the issues he raised will continue to be debated for years to come. As of July 1998, assisted suicide is only legal ... completed suicide than younger adults, suicide completers are less likely to have made a previous suicide attempt, making it more difficult to identify them as at higher risk for suicidal behavior.(Szanto) The role of television and suicide is discussed in the article \\"Television and teen suicide: More than a coincidence?.\\" The article says that for every 100,000 Americans, the number of households with televisions, and the number of families with more than one television set all ...
- 186: As A Technology, It Is Called Multimedia
- ... It Is Called Multimedia As a technology, it is called multimedia. As a revolution, it is the sum of many revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication that combines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of the printing press, and the interactive power of the computer. Multimedia is the convergence of these different professions, once thought independent of one another, coming together to form a new technological ... interactive multimedia technologies? Well, if the 1980's were a time for media tycoons, the 1990's will be for the self-styled visionaries. These gurus see a dawning digital age in which the humble television will mutate into a two-way medium for a vast amount of information and entertainment. We can expect to see: movies-on-demand, video games, databases, educational programming, home shopping, telephone services, telebanking, teleconferencing, even the complex simulations of virtual reality. This souped-up television will itself be a powerful computer. This, many believe, will be the world's biggest media group, letting consumers tune into anything, anywhere, anytime. The most extraordinary thing about the multimedia boom, is that ...
- 187: It And Retailing
- ... likely to crash or be severly disrupted through overload. Indeed any e-commerce system should have some sort of early warning device to notify the programmers that there are problems as soon as possible. Digital Television So far the e-commerce has only been covered in terms of the internet through use of the home computer. Digital television uses television to access a range of interactive services including e-mail and the internet. Once companies build websites to generate businesses they start to recognise the role the Internet could play in the communications process. ...
- 188: Teenage Pregnancy 2
- ... problem that today's children are having sex at younger ages than before? Secondly, the Hollywood of today contributes a great deal to the problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to alert parents about television's effects on their children. Through research, this committee has concluded that American teens see an estimated amount of 14,000 sexual references and innuendos per year on television, and only 150 of them refer to responsible sex, contraceptive use, and abstinence (Palar, p48). It is also alarming to know that by the time the average American child enters first grade, they have watched more than 5,000 hours of television, and that excludes any television watched during the first two years of life (Rosemond, p46). At this rate, by the time our kids reach the age of seventy, they will have watched seven to ...
- 189: Multimedia
- ... It Is Called Multimedia As a technology, it is called multimedia. As a revolution, it is the sum of many revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication that combines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of the printing press, and the interactive power of the computer. Multimedia is the convergence of these different professions, once thought independent of one another, coming together to form a new technological ... interactive multimedia technologies? Well, if the 1980's were a time for media tycoons, the 1990's will be for the self-styled visionaries. These gurus see a dawning digital age in which the humble television will mutate into a two-way medium for a vast amount of information and entertainment. We can expect to see: movies-on-demand, video games, databases, educational programming, home shopping, telephone services, telebanking, teleconferencing, even the complex simulations of virtual reality. This souped-up television will itself be a powerful computer. This, many believe, will be the world's biggest media group, letting consumers tune into anything, anywhere, anytime. The most extraordinary thing about the multimedia boom, is that ...
- 190: Lucille Ball
- ... comedienne, but also a superb businesswoman, an excellent role model, and has won numerous awards. Lucille Ball's major contribution has been as a comedienne. Not only was she the star of the world renowned television show, I Love Lucy, but she has also performed on radio, in films, and even on Broadway. Ball had an extraordinary personality. "In short, Lucille Ball's unique brand of wacky physical comedy made her the queen of TV. . ." (Dziemianowicz 54). Her hit television show, I Love Lucy, was one of the most watched television shows of all time. The success of I Love Lucy was due mostly to Ball's comic brilliance (Zoglin 188). "With near perfect timing, and a genius for sightgags, red-haired Ball careened through ...
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