Digital Media
Electronic content industry
Digital media refers to content stored and transmitted in electronic form—text, images, audio, video, and interactive formats that exist as data rather than physical objects.
The term encompasses websites, streaming video, social media, podcasts, e-books, and video games.
Digital media contrasts with analog media like vinyl records or printed newspapers: The newspaper shifted to digital media after print circulation collapsed.
The singular medium applies to specific platforms: TikTok has become a powerful digital medium for reaching younger audiences.
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- infographicVisual data presentation
- websiteOnline page collection
news feed · click bait · e-learning · blog post · meme · user generated content · animation · e-book · journalism · livestream · cloud storage · data analytics · entertainment · microphone · green screen · influencer marketing · online presence · camera
Digital Mediaanalog media
Physical recording technology
print media · analogue · print · broadcast media · physical media
Digital Mediaphysical media
Content on tangible formats
printed matter · hardcopy · newspapers · magazines · books
Digital Mediaold media
Pre-digital mass communication
legacy media · mass media · oral tradition · mainstream media · cave paintings
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