Media Technologies

Television- It's been estimated that 238 million people watch television on a regular basis. Television is one of the oldest but most commonly used media technologies we have today. Even with the invention of the Internet, telephone, and gaming systems most people still tend to watch television or certain shows on a regularly. Television can be used by all audiences.

 
Radio- There is still a large portion of the population that listen to the radio. As much as 84.8% of the US population listens to the radio on the on a daily basis. I do have to admit listening to the radio today is not the same as it was 50 years or even 10 years ago. I don't know of anyone that listen to soap opera programs on the radio anymore. I listen to sports talk radio or one of our local sports teams broadcast on a daily basis. With the invention of XM radio people can listen to what ever genre of music or talk shows without little interruption from commercials. Radio doesn't have one defined audience.

Twitter- is a social site like Facebook that is used by millions to keep up with family and friends. It is also used for networking, too. Twitter has become very popular over the past year. When on twitter if you decide to send a message with 140 characters it is called twittering. If you decide you like to send a smaller message with family and friends is called a tweet. Twitter is another way to get your thoughts and ideas out instantly over the World Wide Web. The audience for twitter is anyone, although I believe parents should strictly monitor their kids friends and people they follow on twitter.

Facebook- Facebook is a social site that is designed for people to stay in touch with friends and network around common interests. On Facebook you have a status that you can update constantly throughout the day. You can decide who who sees your status, whether it's public or just for your friends. Facebook is organized by the city you live in, the school you attended and by workplace. There is no one target audience for Facebook but I believe kids should be closely monitored by their parents if they have a Facebook account.