More and more people are becoming dependent on technology. Internet use has grown rapidly. According to Internet Live Statistics, as of the year 2014, around 40% of the population has an internet connection. That’s around 3 billion internet users.
Almost everyone has adapted to that change. This was actually the basis for the concept of mediamorphosis coined by internationally recognized new media pioneer and visionary Roger Fidler.
According to Fidler, “Mediamorphosis is the transformation of communication media usually brought about by the complex interplay of perceived needs, competitive and political pressures, and social and technological innovations.”
E-mails, e-commerce, video calls, photo sharing, etc. People are even involved in virtual communities, sharing ideas or a particular topic of interest. Almost everything could be done online at your convenience. With this recent emergence of virtual life, people have found an avenue to express their grievances and form protest. Thus, the birth of cyberactivism.
Cyberactivism is defined by techopedia.com as “the process of using Internet-based socializing and communication techniques to create, operate and manage activism of any type. It allows any individual or organization to utilize social networks and other online technologies to reach and gather followers, broadcast messages and progress a cause or movement.”
Almost everyone has adapted to that change. This was actually the basis for the concept of mediamorphosis coined by internationally recognized new media pioneer and visionary Roger Fidler.
According to Fidler, “Mediamorphosis is the transformation of communication media usually brought about by the complex interplay of perceived needs, competitive and political pressures, and social and technological innovations.”
E-mails, e-commerce, video calls, photo sharing, etc. People are even involved in virtual communities, sharing ideas or a particular topic of interest. Almost everything could be done online at your convenience. With this recent emergence of virtual life, people have found an avenue to express their grievances and form protest. Thus, the birth of cyberactivism.
Cyberactivism is defined by techopedia.com as “the process of using Internet-based socializing and communication techniques to create, operate and manage activism of any type. It allows any individual or organization to utilize social networks and other online technologies to reach and gather followers, broadcast messages and progress a cause or movement.”