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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #1229 Mass medium
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Each  mass  medium  has  its  own  content  types,    artists,  technicians,  and  business  models.  For  example,  the  Internet  includes  blogs,  podcasts,  web  sites,  and  various  other  technologies  built  atop  the  general  distribution  network.  The  sixth  and  seventh  media,  Internet  and  mobile  phones,  are  often  referred  to    as  digital  media;  and  the  fourth  and  fifth,  radio  and  TV,  as  broadcast  media.  Some  argue  that  video  games  have  developed  into  a  distinct  mass  form  of  media.
While  a  telephone  is  a  two-way  communication  device,  mass  media  communicates  to  a  large  group.  In  addition,  the  telephone  has  transformed  into  a  cell  phone  which  is  equipped  with  Internet  access.  A  question  arises  whether  this  makes  cell  phones  a  mass  medium  or  simply  a  device  used  to    a  mass  medium  (the  Internet).  There  is  currently  a  system  by  which  marketers  and  advertisers  are  able  to  tap  into  satellites,  and  broadcast  commercials  and  advertisements  directly  to  cell  phones,  unsolicited  by  the  phone's  user.  This  transmission  of  mass  advertising  to  millions  of  people  is  another  form  of  mass  communication.
Video  games  may  also  be  evolving  into  a  mass  medium.  Video  games  provide  a  common  gaming  experience  to  millions  of  users  across  the  globe  and    the  same  messages  and  ideologies  to  all  their  users.  Users  sometimes  share  the  experience  with  one  another  by  playing  online.  Excluding  the  Internet  however,  it  is    whether  players  of  video  games  are  sharing  a  common  experience  when  they  play  the  game  individually.  It  is  possible  to  discuss  in  great  detail  the  events  of  a  video  game  with  a  friend  one  has  never  played  with,  because  the  experience  is  identical  to  each.  The  question,  then,  is  whether  this  is  a  form  of  mass  communication.

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