So, video did NOT kill the radio star…Let’s Talk Convergence

I have to say I am intrigued and on board with the concept and practical knowledge in Jenkins Convergence Culture. Jenkins has provided (in detail) the reason for my technology frustrations. It appears that video did NOT kill the radio star, the radio star simply migrated to television awaiting his/her debut for a new cyber venue gaining global Internet super stardom! I had not thought about television coexisting with radio and the Internet doing the same; meanwhile, radio and television evolving and redefining their purposes as a medium. In the past, radio was the primary source of entertainment. Currently, it is a talk radio and weather reporting device with a few commercials sprinkled around. In the not too far future, radio may be destined to digress into solely a government message delivery system reporting drastic inclimate weather warnings and traffic updates.

Jenkins also writes about, “divergence rather than convergence” which enlightened me further. Radio, TV, and other new new media co-exist in this perpetual undefined symbiotic relationship that is filling our lives with too many tools and unfulfilling choices. However, old and new media could provide us with harmony and happiness with a successful marriage. This would include a one-stop-shop device like a big black box that connects us to family via the Internet, offers video gaming, movie watching, and digital scrap booking with social media. I was sorry to read that Jenkins feels this will not happen (Unfortunately, I have to agree). The full product adoption process for new new technology moves quicker than new new media formats.