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Undergraduate 1
03/01/2009

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1st Law

Media technologies are...
Definition
NOT NEUTRAL
Term
1st Law

as media technologies expand in power...
Definition
They change our view of the world.
Term
1st Law

examples
Definition
photography, computers, and electronic
media verify the Big Bang and the
expanding universe
Term
Information storage evolved from...
Definition
• genes >> brains >> books >> libraries
• computers >> cyberspace >> the internet
Term
“Moore’s Law”

Identified by...
Definition
Gordon Moore in 1965
– co-founder of chip manufacturer Intel
Term
"Moore's Law"

what is it?????
Definition
every 18-24 months, the power
of computers doubles while size decreases
and prices decline.
Term
3rd Law

Medium is the Message

What does it mean??
Definition
the medium is more important than the
messages it conveys … the machines more
important than their products
Term
Global Village
Definition
• collapses space and time for
communication
• characteristic of local village …
operative on a global scale
• extends senses and consciousness
around the world
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