How Facebook changed the world...

Notes...

Part one of The Arab Spring...

As a generation of young people no longer prepared to suffer in silence, rose up against the hated deskbox who ruled their country. By the end of February was beginning to look as if the revolution was easy, a generation of young bloggers and tweeters giving voice to democratic movements across the Arab world.

- World changing events recorded every hour 

- Balance of power

- 26 year old Mohammed Buazizi a fruit seller

- Bassam Chicri (Friend of Mohammed) made a complaint but ignored

- People started recorded events on their mobile phones (Buazizi set himself on fire)

- Tunisa's television reported nothing

- Press was censored 

- Police shot innocent people for recording footage

- Tunisa - Ben Ali a dictator (Police state)

- Reference to this protest was not featured on television

- Bloggers faced torture and detention

- UGTT (hacked union website)

- Moving onto democracy and pluralism

- Failed public relations campaign on television (old media which everyone ignored)

- Internet is immediate, no single/central hub (out of control)

- Protest videos went viral

- Al Jazeera News is a leading Arab news channel

- Copycat demonstrations

- Warnings on Twitter and Facebook

- Live mobile streaming

Statistics and Dates...
- December 2010 a man commuted suicide (Uprising of The Arab Spring)
- December 17th Friday a police women abused Mohammed Buazizi on the street
- 90% of Tunisaian's had mobile phones
- Quarter had broadband
- Took 28 days for Ben Ali to end dictatorship
- 2 million facebook user (one in five)

People...

- Mohammed Buazizi (Fruit seller)

- Bassam Chicri (Mohammed's Friend)

- Ben Ali (Dictator)

Part two of The Arab Spring...

- Gaddafi had the run the country for 42 years as his personal theft-Dom

- Gaddafi failed invest in economical growth 

- A divide/rule policy 

- Any form of public gathering was not allowed 

- Tunisa's and Egypt found the internet where young people can meet and talk

- Aya and Mimi made facebook to express their voices/freedom

- Groups created on Facebook

- Libya had poor communications 

- Social media had the power to unite young people against Gaddafi 

- Invisible army of young Libyian's waiting for a revolution

- Unemployed graduates saw no prospects for themselves in Gaddafi's Libya (Mohammed, Saleem and Mohammed)

- First spark of revolution in Libya was in the eastern city of Bengazi

- Gaddafi's right man was Abdullah Senussi

- Young chemical engineer started recording footage on his mobile phone 

- Tripulee shut-down the internet and mobile connections but footage was already reached to the other side

- Street wars 

- Some of Gaddafi's men turned into protesters 

- Gaddafi's eastern rule in Libya was over

- Gaddafi's speech back fired as parody's were made

- Protests breaking out in Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Yemen and a small island state in Bahrain

- Bahrain is connoted as a rich famous country and for its oil

- Corrupt leadership, discrimination, democracy 

- Young Shia activist Ali Abdul Hardi... used facebook to organise a protest 

- Police followed and shot Ali Abdul who died later in hospital

- King Hamad made a rare television appearance - expressed his regret for Ali Abdul and another protester and dialogue

- Demanded for political reform and equal rights for all citizens both Shia and Sunni

- Human rights activist Nabil Rajab saw something unique happening in the society he lived in

- Footage of people shot uploaded onto YouTube

- Doctors and nurses arrested and tortured for helping the protesters

- Libya was in civil war

- Yemen protesters threatened presidents 30 year rule

- Journalists banned from Syria 

- Cyber activist Rami Nakhle created a Facebook page

- Assad knew the power of the internet therefore blocked Facebook and YouTube

- Country in the eye of security 

- In February Assad unblocked Facebook (Big mistake)

- Revolution and uprising conversations over Facebook

- Early March a group of young teenagers was arrested in the Southern Syria town of Delha, they were caught spray painting the walls of their school, they were soon disappeared

- City found out the teenagers were tortured and therefore the protesters reacted rebelliously

- YouTube a popular media outlet 

- Protests spread in Syria of Baniyas, Homs, Hama, Latakia 

- Syrian police started hacking into activists websites and Facebook pages 

- Omar and Rami received threats inside Syria

Statistics and Dates...
- 1992 Assad's father was responsible for the massacre of 10 thousand people.
- 1996 over thousand prisoners were gunned down while being held in the Abusaleem Prison in Tripulee
- February 2011 Egypt Revolution began

- February 14th Bahrain started protesting

- March 15th Omar and activists protested 

- March 18th troops fired at the heart of Pearl roundabout

- March 17th  a UN resolution was passed, authorising the us of military force against Gaddafi of Libya

- March 23rd authority sealed of the city, many protesters beaten up and arrested

- March 25th zero tolerance of uprising 

- April 16th Al-Assad made a speech 

- April 19th Hom's started protesting

- April 25th tanks were sent into Baniyas, Hom's, Dara

- May 9th ever Friday there was warfare across the streets

- July 31st tanks were sent into Hama

- August 21st a dramatic change in Libya, Gaddafi was not in power

- 1000 people killed

- 3000 people took to the streets 

- 5% of the population had access to the internet

- 20% of the population had access to the internet

People...
- Gaddafi dictator of Libya
- Aya Bokharobah (Mother in prison)

- Mimi Mahmoud (Father killed in prison)

- Abdullah Senussi Brother-in-law of Gaddafi

- Tawfik Othman a Chemical engineer

- Ali Abdul Hardi... Protester

- Entisar Mushaima (Ali Abdul's aunt)

- Saleh Mushaima (Ali Abdul's Father)

- Nabil Rajab a Human rights activist 

- Rami Nakhle a Cyber activist

- President Bashar As Assad reputation of politics

- Wahid Saqr former Syrian Government Security Officer

- Omar Edilbi Father of one of the teenagers who was arrested 

Weekly NDM Story...

Beyoncé's surprise iTunes album sells 829k copies in first three days. Apple confirms sales figures for singer's fifth solo album, which has broken records on the iTunes Store...

Beyoncé chose to release her new album exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store. Photograph: Robin Harper/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/16/beyonce-itunes-album-sales-figures

Beyonce's secret fifth album released on 13th Friday morning has sold 828, 773 copies on Apple's iTunes store. The fourteen track album has topped the iTunes charts in 104 countries, the three day sales include 68, 000 copies in the UK and 617, 213 copies in the US. The album produced by Beyonce herself did not warn us a new album was being made therefore it was a great shock to the audience on Friday 13th December 2013 surprising along side fans and journalists. The album accompanied seventeen videos with fourteen tracks. Beyonce quotes: "I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it, I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There's so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn't want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it's ready and from me to my fans."

- Sold 828, 773 copies on Apple's iTunes store.
- 104 countries.
- 68, 000 copies in the UK.
- 617, 213 copies in the US.

I personally think, many audiences were shocked and surprised by the new fifth album as no one knew about the release. Beyonce has attracted a huge audience by this move as she's done something new in the music industry. It creates excitement as she's one of the most successful female artists and most known for her feminist character therefore the album would get a positive approach by critics/audiences.

Weekly NDM Story...

Last.fm loses almost £4m as UK income plummets 70%. CBS-owned online music service's financial filing for 2012 reveals total revenues fell 21% year-on-year to £6.38million...

Last.fm's income at its UK operation plummeted 70%, but revenue at its US operation grew by 22%.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/13/last-fm-loses-4-million-uk-income-plummets

A online music service called 'Last.fm' owned by CBS as loss almost £4 million last year, as income plummeted 70% at its UK operation. Its global unique user base was 23 million at the end if the year, moreover the company's financial filing shows that the total revenues fell 21% year on year from £8.13 million in 2011 to £6.38 million last year. Last.fm derives the majority of its revenue from display and video advertising across its "traditional computer-based, mobile and other connected device platforms". In December last year the service introduced a paywall and scrapping its radio streaming offering altogether in most countries.

- Gross profits more than halved, from £3.7 million to £1.4 million.

- Advertising revenues fell by 23% to £4.33 million.
- Last.fm took its biggest revenue hit in the UK, the company's largest market, where income fell by 69% from £4.15m to £1.27m.
- The company employed 51 staff – 30 of them "technical" – in 2011. This number rose to 61 last year, with 37 technical and 18 sales.
- The salary bill for last year was £3.7m, up slightly from £3.4m in 2011.

The company has lost a huge amount of profit including their revenues as the statitics above show the differences of the past three years of the service. The online music service is used by tens of millions of audiences each month therefore it could still be successful as company's do have their negative points.

Virtual Revolution Part 2...

The world wide web has transformed our world, a quarter of the world is connected...

- Fight for freedom and democracy 

- Tweets posted every hour in Iran

- Harpernet

- Packet information: takes a piece of information and breaks it up into small pieces, then sent over to a network, often not in the right order or even over the same line. At the receivers end the packets are recombined in the right order and the data is made whole again.

- Ican (International Body) No one as the power to switch the internet off
- Battles against authority
- Investigative journalists, by publishing hard information
- Wiki leaks allows people to anonymously blow the whistle on governments and corporations
- Censorship is a big impact
- February 2008 came a court junction by a Swiss bank, after Wiki leaks published allegations about tax ablation
- The internet is not such a controlled environment any more
- Block censorship government and organisations
- Haystack network an encryption programme (hides in everyday web data) secure
- Iranian's's do not have access to social media sites however Haystack network is another social media site they can access
- The web gives citizens power to route around censorship and ease access
- Express in politics is only voting in elections
- However more able to express in politics over the internet
- China has more people online than any other nation in the world
- Web effect on politics is a huge threat to the Sates
- Lots of sites blocked in China
- China has blocked mostly western sites
- Citizen journalists taken sources and uploaded onto sites
- Internet commentators
- Politics raising on the internet
- PayPal system allows ordinary people to transfer small amounts of money internationally
- PayPal caught authority
- Like minded people usual post online terrorist content
- Cyber net/Cyber bolkisation
- Net gives us power however it can be used in a good or bad way
- Cyber attack in Astonia (Denial of service) caused many problems with money usually with banks
- Reinforcing prejudice
- Will the web help us or create danger?
- Power and war-fair

Statistics/Facts and Dates...

-  1990's freely move money around the world (PayPal)

- 1957 launched first space satellite (Russians)

- 1974 two computer scientists, Vincer and Bob connected how the internet works 

- 2006 Twitter was developed in Sans Francisco
- April 2007 Russia and Astonia faced riots

- February 2008 came a court junction by a Swiss bank

- May 2008 a massive earthquake in China killed 70 thousand people

- June 2009 Iran - Riot, protests turned to Twitter

- 2 million tweets by half a million people 

- 2 billion people online

- 1.2 million documents (Military encryption to secure sources)

- 253 million online in China

- 30 thousand policing the web in China

- 300 thousand 50 centers operating in China today 

- 350 million users worldwide on Facebook

Important People...

- Jeff Bezos CEO and founder of Amazon.com

- Aleks Krostoski presenter

- Vincer and Bob scientists 

- Mitch Kapor co-founder, electronic frontier foundation 

- Austin Heap a geak hacker 

- David Runclman Cambridge University

- Lee Siegel Author

- Hu Young Beijing University

- Wen Yunchao a Blogger 

- Peter Thiel Co-founder of PayPal

- Konstantin Goloskokov Commissar, Nashi

Quotes from Important people...

- "It's driving the perfection of information" Jeff Bezos

- "Capture information from a crown of eye witnesses and transmit globally in real time" Aleks Krostoski

- "The net interpenetrates censorship as damage and wraps around it" John Gillmore

- "The web is a fantastic resource in sharing information and gathering issues" David Runclman

- "Government want to use the power of the internet" Hu Young

- "50 cent army exaggerated" Wen Yunchao

- "Internet a open communication" Bill Gates

Weekly NDM Story...

Trinity Mirror data journalism project to be called Ampp3d. Site follows success of publisher's Buzzfeed-style social content site UsvsTh3m, which attracted some 3 million users in October...

Ampp3d: follows Trinity Mirror's launch of UsvsTh3m

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/27/trinity-mirror-data-journalism-project-ampp3d

Trinity Mirror's new journalism project is to be called Ampp3d after following up with UsvsTh3m, the site is a new social shareable data project perfect for citizen journalists. The new site has an Facebook page for the imitative, previously called "Mysterious Project Y" which promises "a topical, factual data-driven site from the Daily Mirror, making journalism accessible through data visualisation and infographics". The site will be along side UsvsTh3m which was from Trinity Mirror's Buzzfeed, an similar social content site announced last month.

- "It's a mobile first, topical, factual data-driven site with an exclusively digital focus, the site will be publishing charts, graphs, facts, figures and producing infographics to explore both the day's news agenda and a range of topics that people care passionately about."
- Buzzfeed attracted nearly three million unique users in October.

I think the site would be very useful for citizen journalists as it would be an easier way of accessing information and sharing it too. The project I think would be successful as Buzzfeed another social content site was popular reaching three million users within three months. 

Weekly NDM story...

Viral Video Chart: Chatroulette wrecks Miley and it's move over Kanye West. James Franco and Seth Rogen's take on Bound 2, Family Guy fans protest and Alan Partridge conquers Norwich...

 

Kanye West: Bound 2 and Miley Cyrus: Wrecking ball parody

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/29/miley-cyrus-kanye-west-family-guy

The most popular music video parody spin off for this week has beaten Miley Cyrus's wreaking ball parody to Kanye West's new song called 'bound 2' featuring James Franco as Kanye West and Seth Rogen's as Kim Kardashian. The pai were filming a new movie called 'The Interview' when they had time out to remake the new song Bound 2. 

- More Christmas festival parody's in the way.

- More viewers watch parody videos than the original music video.

Recently there have been more music video parody's are coming out, the most famous one was blurred lines by robin thicke then the Miley Cyrus Wrecking ball video. I think they are becoming more recognizable now than the original music videos.

Essay...

Development of new/digital media means the audience is more powerful in terms of consumption and production. Discuss the argument for and against for this view.

This essay focuses on whether the audience is powerful in terms of producing new and digital media developed through text or has the new and digital media done little to empower the audience. The development of new and digital media has increased incredibly over the years as multimedia technologies have become famous worldwide such as smartphones, Ipads, tablets, social media sites etc, all these benefit access to a large demographic audience. Pluralist's would argue that we live in a classless society in democracy therefore we are entitled for freedom and choice. Audiences are perceived as capable of manipulating the media and having access to 'the plural values of society' enabling them to 'conform, accommodate or reject'. On the other hand a Marxist's point of view would be a different approach on the new and digital media development, as they would say the mass media seek greater audiences because of the profit motive, they believe the media is a tool to control us and maintain the ideological hegemonic control over the masses and a class divided society. 

A Pluralist prospective would argue that the audience have more power over the media as the new and digital developments have become economically active. An example would be the Web 2.0 produced in 2005 by Tim O'Relly, a site where audiences from different demographics are able to become producers of a media text. Audiences are now relying on more citizen journalism based sites which allow audiences to produce and display their own content online rather than expecting information from conglomerates which are sometimes exaggerated content. "The internet is an empowering tool" (Al Gore) which states the audience have more freedom to what they do such as accessing the internet, an citizen journalist would strongly relate to this quote as they are journalist who produce their own content online. An example of citizen journalism can be the 2004 'Tsunami' which many of ordinary people at the place and time took footage of what was really happening, this footage by audience were published into online sites which spread very fast across the internet for others to see, whereas professionals did not have live realistic footage of the tragedy. Thus, new and digital developments has become a huge impact in society as cameras, online social media text etc are becoming very popular to access information and publish text online. 

However a Marxist's could argue that new and digital media text are all developed by conglomerates who have produced these social sites for audiences to acces therefore in order for audience to access information they need the internet content to provide it. Revenue is a huge institution in the media world as conglomerates such as News Corporation charge for their content online, they know the media seek greater audiences of the profit motive and that audiences would be willingly enough to pay it. In addition this is because the mass media maintains the dominate ideologies and values of the ruling class as they know what the audience pleasures are. '38% of UK pupils aged 9-19 never question the accuracy of online information' (Livingstone/Bober 2005) as audiences are too vulnerable to what the internet provides and says. This quote shows how the audience are not in control as the internet is in more power against them.

According to Pluralist's another argument could be that the audience are in power over the internet due to social media sites and other active sites, as conglomerates need a greater audience for their profits and institutions to be successful. The use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace etc are all controlled by the audience as we are able to self-express our freedom and speech of content. Moreover "Technological blossoming of the culture of freedom, individual innovation and entrepreneurialism" (Castells 1996) is all up to the audience as we are in control in what we want to do online. Another example of audiences being in control over the media is user generated content, audiences are able to express their own opinion and views on social networking sites as well as an famous site called 'Youtube' which allows audiences to publish their own content for worldwide audiences to view and share opinions. The rise of citizen journalism and user generated content has made the audience more powerful in terms of consumption and production through the new and digital media developments. Moreover in relation to Blumler and Katz users and gratification theory, the audience are expressing their personal views online, it relates to personal relationship, surveillance or identity. 

"The internet has given readers much more power, the world is changing and newspapers have to adapt" (Rupert Murdoch) This quote states that the new and digital media developments are certainly changing society and how audiences access the internet. Rupert Murdoch himself is huge individual in the media industry as he owns a big conglomerate called News Corporation mentioned above, he owns one of the popular newspapers called 'The Sun' which is also known as a news and tabloid media text. As online versions have developed audiences are becoming less interested in the print values therefore more audiences are subscribing onto sites which provide news as new and digital technologies such as smartphones are used to access these sites.

On the other hand again a Marxist would disagree with a Pluralist's point of view as the media have dumbed down their output and construct texts simply to generate mass audiences, moreover this could relate to the hypodermic needle theory as they believe the audience tend to believe what the media provides. James Murdoch states "It is essential for the future of independent digital journalism that a fair price can be charged for news to people who value it" this quote is an example to Marxism as the audience would need to go through a pay-wall in order to receive the media text therefore audiences are willingly enough to pay for this subscription to value the news so audiences need the internet to pleasure their own values. In addition gatekeepers are another example in which professionals produce the media content therefore they would be the ones getting paid instead of citizen journalists as they do not own the revenue itself.

Furthermore, one could say that the audience are in empowered by the internet as censorship has impacted the audience and internet very much. I believe pornography is mostly watched by 40% of men and that these sites are mostly paid for to watch. As well as censorship, the media text also consumes the privacy and copyright content which restricts audiences from copying content of copyright as it is a big impact in our society. An example of copyright can be 'Napstar' which was created in 1999, and network which allowed to download free copyright music, this was later banned as it was a disadvantage to the economically industries therefore the audience do not have any control over the internet. 

In addition the new and digital media developments have let the audience become in power of the internet as censorship of pornography can been easily accessed by anyone, even of a younger demographic as the privacy of pornography is not restricted. The audiences choose to go on certain sites if they please which is somehow always available to them online, thus the audience do have the power over the internet as there is not much restriction. Also the copyright of 'Napstar' was another illegal issue of downloading music, however there many sites still available for many audiences to access and download music, not even music, as well as films, media text and more. Another example to what a Pluralist would argue against would be the Arab communication which allowed Arabs to share their opinions and context across the internet to others to view, what was really happening in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. The use of new and digital media has allowed the Arab communication to publish their content on the internet making the issue more notable and in consideration, as surveillance was not able to have freedom of speech. This relates to the users and gratification theory of person identity and person relationships.

In conclusion the developments of new and digital media can be argued equally as the audience have power in terms of consumption and production from both point of views. As a Pluralist would argue that the control of media is said to be in the hands of an elite who allow a considerable degree of flexibility in production choices whereas a Marxist's would state Mass media are seen as a way of entertaining the workers while drip feeding them ideologies and beliefs. Both sides argue equally showing us there are an audience who agree or disagree with some points therefore the argument is truly to be equal.

News Corporation...

"Why and with what success are traditional media institutions adapting to the challenge posed by new/digital media?"
Introduction:
- Identify what is traditional and new/digital media (NDM stories to help/examples)
- Outline about News Corporation, what it is? who owns it? What it owns?
Paragraphs:
- About Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation
- Print institutions into online content (Is it the same? two examples)
- Two Examples of print institutions and online content developed
- What is more successful, pay wall, subscribers and etc
- New technology developed therefore new/digital media institutions developed.
- The cost for all new/digital devices for the two examples and how it benefits the audience
- What demographics/psychographics are being targeted (primary/secondary)
- Decline in newspapers and magazines
- Why traditional media has died (User generated content, citizen journalism)
- Pay wall causing decrease in pay wall
Conclusion:
My opinion about the statement

Weekly NDM story...

Daniel Radcliffe tells celebrities: social media, or a private life – your choice. Harry Potter star says he shuns spotlight wherever possible – and that stars who do otherwise forfeit the right to privacy...

Stargazing … Daniel Radcliffe shuns social media.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/22/daniel-radcliffe-social-media-harry-potter-twitter-facebook

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says Celebrities who are ever present on social media cannot expect to have a private life. He had told Sky News that he has chosen not to have Twitter and Facebook to avoisd ubiquity in the public spotlight and has become very successful being private, celebrities who post every minute on social sites such as Twitter, of what they are doing or where they are immediately drags the public (paparazzi) therefore claiming they want a private life would be impossible. Radcliffe is a successful career in film and TV since the Harry Potter series ended.

- Not having social media sites makes your life more private for celebrities.

- Social sites attract an audience.

I agree with Daniel Radcliffe, I think he has an point about social media sites and celebrities. The fact celebrities update their status on sites like Twitter revealing what they are doing ever minute would definetly attract an audience causing a scene obviously. If celebrities want a private life why would you post certain things on social sites if you well know that an audience will be attracted. I think it is a clever way of Radcliffe not having social media sites as it would keep his lifestyle more private.

Weekly NDM story...

Facebook and Twitter should block anonymous messages – PM's adviser. Claire Perry, David Cameron's adviser on child internet safety, says option from internet firms would reduce bullying online...

Tory whip Claire Perry, David Cameron's adviser on child internet safety has called on Twitter and Facebook to allow the blocking on anonymous messages. Photograph: Richard Saker.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/19/facebook-twitter-allow-block-anonymous-messages-david-cameron-adviser

David Cameron's advisor on child internet safety had said that 'Twitter and Facebook should let users block anonymous messages if they are serious about stopping bullying and trolling on social media sites'. If the audience had more control in whether to choose to block communication from anonymous users would risk bullying however as the internet has no control of cyber-bulling, she described online threats as misogynistic. As Perry has been an victim of online threats she strongly agrees to an online verification process whether to feal with users who have supplied their real names or chosen to remain anonymous. She feels social media sites do not do enough to prevent all these online threats and bullying, Perry has been receiving online Twitter abuse over the summer. Perry states "People post about how they'd like to rape you and kill you because they think you don't know who you are. If there was some way of the company knowing and being prepared to verify that identify and to show you that verification, I think it would lead to a diminuation in that kind of behaviour. I don't think the companies do enough and I think there is a great concern around it given the US legal framework around which the global companies operate." Moreover as Perry is the prime minister's advisor on the commercialisation and sexualisation of children, concentrating on the impact of pornography she also feels to work on the issues on bulling online as its impacted many young people.

- Social media sites do not do enough to stop anonymous users.
- The younger audience is mostly impacted in this issue.
- Social sites should allow users to block communication with anonymous users.
- Bullying can reduce if verification process is allowed.

Overall I agree with Perry as bulling is a huge issue on social media sites, it has impacted many people of different demographics, especially the younger generation as they are more likely to be on these social media sites. There has been many dramatic events in the past and now about bullying as it has come to suicide and effecting many peoples lives. The process of verification whether the user is real should be considered and the fact users should be allowed to block anonymous users should definitely be allowed to avoid being an victim of bullying. I strongly disagree with bullying behaviour.

NDM Summary 14/11/13...

16/07/13: iPhone 5S – first impressions...
22/07/13: Apple iPhone fingerprint sensor hacked by Germany's Chaos Computer Club...
30/07/13: BBC must realise that children choose TV programmes, not branding...
                Tesco's £119 Hudl tablet hits stores...
07/08/13: Google takes down more than eight 'pirate' links every second...
16/08/13: Yes, Angry Birds Go! could knock Nintendo's Mario Kart off its perch...
27/08/13: BBC iPlayer...
                Metro website traffic soars by a third as mobile revamp pays off...
08/09/13: Daily Mail quiz powers UsvsTh3m towards 3m users...
11/09/13: BBC undermining local newspapers...
                20 best Android apps and games this week...

NDM stories total: 11

WWW: I post up new NDM articles every week so I am up to date with the news and other social activities happening each week. It allows me to recap the exam question and practice my understanding of the question. I think I have structured my articles very well as I always include a short summary or the story, bullet down key stastics and then share my own opionin at the end. Overall I think I have varied in media topics as I have focused on the news, magazine, social sites like YouTube and television.

EBI: One thing I need to improve on is to highlight and underline my keywords, as it would soon help me in my exam revision.

Weekly NDM Story...

20 best Android apps and games this week....

Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is free to play on Android.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/11/20-best-android-apps-and-games-this-week

Here are this weeks brand new and notable apps for Android smartphones and tablets have been released, the chart covers apps as well as games, some are free. 

APPS...

1. Helpouts (Free)

2. Google Text-to-Speech (Free)

3. JumpCam - Friends Video Camera (Free)

4. Band of the Day (Free)

5. Movember Mobile (Free)

6. HPI Check (Free)

7. Kids Learn English with Busuu (Free)

8. Bump builder (Free)

9. Dayframe (Free)

10. ESPN Fantasy Basketball (Free)

Games...

11. Star Wars: Tiny Death Star (Free)

12. Rayman Fiesta Run (£1.99)

13. Thor: TDW - The Official Game (Free)

14. CastleVille Legends (Free)

15. Luxuria Superbia (£1.87)

16. Principia (£2.76)

17. Meltdown (Free)

18. Burn The Lot (£0.62)

19. Call of Duty (Free)

20. Iittle Dew (£4)

The apps have become very popular on Android devices as a large audience especially the younger demographic audience use it, moreover it is free so children would be more likely to be the users.

Weekly NDM story...

BBC undermining local newspapers, says Theresa May, Home secretary says corporation claims activities such as online are opening up new markets, when in fact it is dominating them...

Theresa May said it would be a 'sad day' if the BBC helped bring about the demise of local newspapers such as the Maidenhead Advertiser.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/11/bbc-local-newspapers-theresa-may

The Home secretary Theresa May the Conservative MP has warned the BBC of its online news operation is undermining local newspapers. The MP talks about the Society of Editors conference in London, that the BBC had claimed it was opening up markets with its activities when it was dominating them instead.

 "There is a real need for the BBC to think about its own position and what it is doing and the impact it has," she said. "If the BBC can provide all the locally-significant news, what reason is left for local people to buy a newspaper? That's as dangerous for local politics as it is for local journalism. "The BBC has to think carefully about its presence locally and the impact that has on local democracy. "May said it would be a "sad day" if the BBC helped bring about the demise of local newspapers such as her own, the Maidenhead Advertiser. "As the local MP I value my ability to raise issues in my local newspaper... It is fiercely independent and influential, people read it because it tells them what is happening and it would be a sad day if the might of the BBC affected its availability," she said. 

- Renewal of its royal charter in 2017.

- BBC could face a cut in the licence fee or have to share it with other broadcasters.

- BBC3 and BBC4 could be axed to prevent programming spend being spread too thinly.

- What reason is left for local people to buy a newspaper?

I personally think, most people do not buy newspapers as much any more as some audiences have access to the online version. Why should they buy newspapers when they could get it online most people would ask, therefore the new generation wouldn't even buy newspapers whereas an old generation would as it would be tradition.

Virtual Revolution...

The Virtual Revolution documentary talks about how the internet has had an impact in different countries around the world, it has been broadcast by the BBC.

The Great Levelling...

- Broadband in Africa

- Ghana first place to access internet

- Content to be replaced with the internet revolution 

- Web created wealth

- Blame to creation of web addicts 

- Impact on daily lives

- Digital divide: digital haves'digital have nots

- Challenges authority vs. Spying/censorship

- Distributes images, videos, posts etc.

- How the web is remaking the world?

- Web is where we spend our money

- Manchester and Central most logged on to sites 

- West London most blogs created

- Wikipedia is free and under comes authority, knowledge, ordinary people

- The 'Well' created social sites such as Facebook

-  Self expression should have no limits

- Internet and Industrial revolution 

- Challenges business models 

- Power to people, equal access to voices 

- Accuracy? on Wikipedia

- Web link pages delivered to us 

- Resists authority (can't control)

- URL (unique address for a document)

- Free 'Open source'

- Altair 8800

- To share music for free rather than buying it (Napster)

- Theft and privacy

- Hybrid future (old and new media, millions of voices)

- Paradox

- Limited place for cultural freedom

- The web levelling days are over?

- The web has one market place, one social place, one bookshop etc.

Statistics/Facts and Dates...

- 1960's Libertarianism  

- 1965 'Email' was introduced

- 1985 'The Well' was created in Sans Francisco 

- 1991 the first website created online

- 1995 'Internet Explorer' was launched 

- 1999 'Napster' was created (Music privacy)

- 2001 'Napster' was restricted/closed

- 2005 the first video was published on 'YouTube' 

- 35 million logs on in the UK

- 5 million dating in the UK 

- 40% of men watch porn

- 18 million people read blogs in West London

- 90% of the market was owned by Microsoft (monopoly, corporate ideology, monetize)

- 95% of music was not paid for

- More than 1 million hits a day (UGC)

- 130 million blogs 

- 21 million visit 'Ebay' a month in the UK

- 16 million visit 'Amazon' a month in the UK

- 38 million search for 'Google' around the world

- 90% of blogs are 'dormant'

- 2 billion online

Important People...

- Aleks Krotoski the Journalist of the documentary

- Sir Tim Berners-Lee Inventor of WWW

- Einaer contributor of Wikipedia

- Stewert Brand creator of The Well

- Ory created a wevsite called 'Ushahidi' people posting up abuses

- Charles Leedbeater author of 'We Think'

- Bob Finch a Rocket fanatic 

- Chad Hurley is the co-founder of 'YouTube'

- Jimmy Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia 

Quotes from Important people...

- "It's all about letting people share information" Bill Gates 

- "Paradigm shift on a par with the printing press" Ory 

- "Exciting and revolutionary prospect" Al Gore

- "The internet was a challenge to authority" John Perry Barlow

-"Connecting humanity" Tim Berners-Lee

- "How mankind communicates" - Bill Gates

- "Empowering Tool" Al Gore

- "Internet powering brain" Bill Gates

- "Against Wikipedia" Lee

- "The web is inventing society" Aleks Krotoski 

UsVsTh2m...

UsVsTh3m...

http://usvsth3m.com/

The websites main colours are orange, black and white, the information is centred in the middle of the page. It includes bold headings of news stories and images about the story, the headings also have hyper links. The website allows the audience to view new stories from audiences opinions and views, as they have made a quiz or game about the story (UGC).

Buzzfeed...
Founder of Buzzfeed Jonah Peretti on why viral videos are as vital as investigative journalism - Advertising Week New York video...

The site's cheif executive tells Mark Sweney that Edward Snowden'd NSA revelations endorse the company's strategy of putting more resources into investigative journalism – but stresses that the site will stay true to its viral roots.

Weekly NMD Story...

Daily Mail quiz powers UsvsTh3m towards 3m users. Daily Mirror publisher to follow Buzzfeed-style site offering socially shareable content with new data journalism project...

UsVsTh3m's Daily Mail quiz: hailed by social media users

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/30/daily-mail-quiz-usvsth3m-users-mirror-buzzfeed

The Daily Mirror has recently published an online social content where the audience are able to create their own quizzes about the news, sports, social media etc. The social website is called 'UsvsThe3m' publisher's Buzzfeed-style, it was expected to reach 3 million unique users in October after publishing a quiz about the Daily mail called 'How much are you hated by the Daily Mail?'. The website is intended to quickly develop humorous interactive quizzes and games based on current news and events, users are able to share their scores, games and quizzes via social media. "Sharing stuff socially says something about you," said Trinity Mirror product director Malcolm Coles. "People want to identify with something that reflects their personality and says something about themselves. People were pleased that the Daily Mail hated them." Trinity Mirror which follows up UsVsTh3m, launched without fanfare in May, with a new venture, Project Y, focusing on "socially shareable data journalism".

- Trinity Mirror is forecasting that the site will pass the 3 million monthly unique user mark at about lunchtime on Thursday, almost tripling the number of users recorded in September.

- 1.25 million users, came from people playing and sharing the tongue-in-cheek Daily Mail quiz.

- User generated content about audiences view/opinion on current events and news.

- Allowed to share videos, games and quizzes.

I think this is a great idea that the Daily mirror has published this website as audiences are able to publish their own opinion/views about the news and current events that are happening. It allows audiences to create videos, games and quizzes for others to use and also user generate content so audiences are able to share views. Its kind of like citizen journalism as audiences make their own footage about news and publish it on social websites like this for others to comment on.

Weekly NMD Story...

Metro website traffic soars by a third as mobile revamp pays off. Site's daily browsers rise to 737,176 in September, as Mirror network loses many of gains made after launch of Sun paywall...

Metro website: had a mobile-friendly redesign in January

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/24/mobile-website-traffic-mobile-revamp

The free newspaper 'Metro' has reported the third in daily and monthly website browsers in September as it's redesigned mobile presence paid off. The site reported a 33.38% leap in daily browsers in September to 737,176 according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures. The monthly browsers rose to 32.19% as the redesign of the mobile presence and social media referrals increased. "I'd attribute the increase to a team dedicated to delivering a great user experience through both technology and content," said Metro's chief customer officer, Dominic Rowell. "The initial catalyst was the mobile-first redesign in December 2012 which has led to an audience increase of 177% since January. During this period, mobile audience has increased by 225% and social media referrals have gone up fivefold – which we attribute to the improved user experience as well as a focus and frequent promotion of socially-shareable content designed with mobile and our urban audience in mind." After Rupert Murdoch introduced a website paywall the proportion of readers started to decrease as the Sun newspaper online hunted for a new digital home which was a disadvantage to them as the Metro attracted the audience more. 

- The Trinity Mirror network of national newspaper websites – which includes Mirror.co.uk, 3am.co.uk and MirrorFootball.co.uk – saw daily browser numbers fall 13.2% month on month in September to 1,502,979. Monthly browser numbers fell 9.57% to 34,416,732.

- This compares with MGD's pre-Sun Online pay wall figures of 1.45 million daily browsers and 29.75m monthly browsers in July.

- Daily Mail & General Trust's Mail Online is a whisker away from passing the 150 million monthly browser mark, with a 6.2% increase over August pushing numbers to 146,233,786 in September. Daily browser numbers rose 5.4% to 9,490,332.

- Independent.co.uk had a solid month, with daily browsers up 6.6% on August to 1,380,673, and monthly browsers up 7.75% to 29,770,594.

- Telegraph.co.uk rose 2.96% in daily browser number terms to 3,200,388; monthly browsers increased 4.49% to 63,061,086.

- Guardian News & Media's website network, theguardian.com, increased its daily browser figure by 1.78% month on month to 4,600,140; its monthly figure shrank slightly by 0.48% to 83,116,532.

Mail Online

Daily average browsers: 9,490,332

Month-on-month change: +5.4%

Year-on-year change: +49.06%

Monthly browsers: 146,233,786

Month-on-month change: +6.2%

Year-on-year change: +44%

Theguardian.com

Daily average browsers: 4,600,140

Month-on-month change: +1.78%

Year-on-year change: +26.61%

Monthly browsers: 83,116,532

Year-on-year change: +27.22%

Telegraph.co.uk

Daily average browsers: 3,200,388

Month-on-month change: +2.96%

Year-on-year change: +19.42%

Monthly browsers: 63,061,086

Month-on-month change: +4.49%

Year-on-year change: +22.67%

I think the Metro newspaper online is doing very well in terms of audience as they have audiences subscribing to them as a free provider. The online version has redesigned their mobile presence and improved their site with more social stories attracting a large demographic making them more popular. The sun newspaper have lost audiences as Rupert Murdoch has introduced a paywall for it's subscribers which could be a negative point to some audiences whereas a working class audience would be able to afford the paywall everyday. Most audience would like their news free therefore would subscribe to a free provider than paying for one such as a young audience who would like to get free things.

Weekly NMD Story...

BBC iPlayer: viewers ditch computers for tablets and mobiles, Growing popularity of portable devices highlighted by figures that also reveal the mobile app has been downloaded 20m times...

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/24/bbc-iplayer-computers-tablets-mobiles

Tablets and smartphones have overtaken computers for the first time in September with 70 million requests of viewing BBC shows on iPlayer. Mobile and tablet users request for BBC TV programmes on iPlayer rather than their computers as figures show 41% of the 176m requests the the programmes. "With tablets at the top of many people's Christmas list for 2013, we expect this to continue to grow even further," said the head of BBC iPlayer, Dan Taylor. iPlayer has become more usable on tablets and smartphones as its easier to take around, it has also attracted audiences onto the player at 10pm as they like to catch up with their favourite shows at night. Moreover some audiences use there smartphones to watch thier programmes they have missed as they are going to work, it lets audiences use their time when it suits them, instead of rushing home to watch the programmes. The iPlayer was not as popular three years ago however technology has developed such as the tablets and smartphones allowing audiences to upgrade which increases the requests of audiences using iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer: requests for programmes by device type. Photograph: BBC

The image above shows the increase in smartphones and tablets which are being used for BBC iPlayer. The requests to view TV programmes on tablet devices have grown 250% in a year which is also the same as mobile phone devices. The level of iPlayer requests via TV sets offering on-demand viewing via services such as BSkyB, YouView, Virgin Media and BT, have stayed stable as the years go. The BBC said that there has been a total of 20m downloads of the BBC iPlayer mobile app for Apple and Android devices. "Twenty million downloads of the BBC iPlayer mobile app marks a golden age of public service television," said the head of TV content for BBC iPlayer, Victoria Jaye. "It cements iPlayer's role as BBC television's fifth channel, enabling audiences to fit their enjoyment of the full range of BBC programmes around their busy lives."

- Tablets accounted for 43 million of the 70m requests to portable devices, well ahead of mobiles on 27m despite the ubiquity of smartphones.

- TV shows on tablet devices have grown 250% in a year.
- The only platform on which the iPlayer is available to see a decline in viewing requests is computers, down from 70m to 58m in a year, a 17% decline.

I think new technology has impacted audiences lives as we are using tablets and smartphones more than computers or laptops. The use of this technology has become very popular for all demographics as a younger audience could use it for education and a older audience could use the devices for work purposes. It has become one of the most increasing devices across the world and most people use it for entertainment such as catching up on their TV programmes, watching movies or accessing work. It is a easier device to carry around as its small whereas a computer or laptop would be harder to take around.

Comments on NDM blogs...

NDM: Facebook loosens privacy restrictions to allow under-18s to post globally by Navneet 

- I agree with Navneet's opinion about the Facebook changes becoming more global is dangerous towards a younger audience as strangers or even paedophiles could access background information about them, therefore they would need to be careful what they post online. There have been many incidents due to social networking sites such as the 'Ask.fm' incident so I think users should be aware and be careful of who they talk to and post up.

Argos Launches £99 table to compete with Tesco Hudl by Gagandeep

- I think Gagan's opinion about the Argos Tablet is true as a large audience would be attracted to the device just like the new Tesco Hudl. As new technology has developed throughout the years, audiences are becoming fanatics of tablets now rather than using computers. It is a very popular device around the world and has become one of the most used devices by people, furthermore there are many different tablets introduced every year and more and more people are buying them as they are the latest trend in technology.

20 best Android apps this week by Gagan

- I agree with Gagan's statement as the audience should be able to give their own opinion about the game, it would help professionals to know whether to improve the game or not by users opinions. Moreover as most of the games are free on android I think they would be more successful as it would be played by an younger audience.

Web 2.0 Articles...

In the age of media 2.0 - six questions about media and participation:

David Buckingham, Professor of Media and Communications at Loughborough University makes a case about the boarder media revolution. He claims that the media is no longer controlled by large commercial organisations as the media has grown big, mostly referred to 'Web 2.0'. The media allows ordinary people to have their say and speak back to those in power, wikis enable us to collaborate and share knowledge in ways that challenge elites and experts; on social networking sites, we can represent ourselves and connect with other people in new ways; while online sharing sites like YouTube allow people to distribute their own media content to global audiences. However the disadvantage to this is leading to fundamental shifts in the operation such as audiences do not use 'old' media much for instant television, newspapers and books as they are able to get it online. In addition the 'Web 2.0' allows user generated content to allow citizen journalism and the empowerment of consumers by UGC. Moreover the new technology is not controlled therefore it could be dangerous to different demographic audiences, such as a young demographic audience could be in access to a social site talking to strangers that don't know off. Buckingham also claims that the largest corporation online is 'Google and Facebook' as a wide audience across the world use it, all sites online are controlled by the user as it is 'you' posting up personal details of yourself such as pictures videos, UGC and etc therefore gatekeepers are not the ones to blame for your responsibilities online.

Key Notes:
- The audience are in control of the new media and internet.

- User generated content has become a massive talk to citizen journalism.
- Users responsibility for online posts not gatekeepers.
- The internet is accessed by everyone.
- Has the new technology of media changed audiences?

Participation debates - media and democracy:

Democracy is where people are eligible to have an equal say in decision making therefore it is one of the biggest debates about the Web 2.0 and social networks. As user generated content has become the big talk for many audience to let their opinion out online it is equal to say the debate about democracy has a equal opportunity for some online sites such as 'YouTube'. Moreover blog sites are accessible to everyone in the world to see therefore you have no control over the internet. Audiences were not able to get their opinion or views across to others, however now hence of user generated content citizen journalism has become very popular for every to post their views online social networking sites to get across to everyone. The internet has empowered users by giving intermediated access to nearly a large audience of different demographics. Therefore children from a very young age are already aware of the new technology out there and would be likely to own a device. An example of democracy is the Egypt and Libya war, if there was no internet or user generated content the world would not be aware of the events happening around the world, citizen journalism gives us most of the reliable news as the footage is realistic therefore is traditional journalism dead as most news do not use it any more.

Key Notes:

- Citizen journalism provides us most of the news now, traditional news is dying.
- The internet is empowered by the audiences as they are in control more.
- User generated content allows citizen journalists and audiences to post their views/opinions online.
- Is traditional news dead?
- Equal say in decision making, everyone is eligible for their own opinion.

Web 2.0 - participation or hegemony?:

Nick Lacey explored the issue that has Web 2.0 been democratised our access to the media and has it switched the power from producer to the audience. Lacey claims we as users are able to be producers of media texts as new technology has developed allowing us to user generate content online such as on social networking sites, Blogs, YouTube etc. Editors and producers such as gatekeepers are not to be known as the professionals now as many sites are depending on the audiences 'users' who generate the site therefore the traditional of old media is dying. Some observers believe this has led to ‘dumbing down’ and ‘the cult of the amateur’

Key Notes:

- Gatekeepers are no longer needed.

- Users (audience) are becoming producers of sites.
- Is traditional of old media dead?

Weekly NMD Story...

Yes, Angry Birds Go! could knock Nintendo's Mario Kart off its perch...

Angry Birds Go! will be fully free-to-play for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/oct/16/angry-birds-go-mario-kart

Rovio originally announced plans for Angry Birds Go! in June with a teaser animation published on YouTube.

Finnish firm Rovio has announced their first game "built from the ground up as a free-to-play title" called 'Angry Birds Go!' with revenues coming from app purchases and advertising. Moreover Rovio's ambitious cross platform launches on 11 December for iOS, Android, Windows 8 and blackberry 10 devices. The series of Angry Birds has always been free-to-play on Android therefore would be a successful popular game yet to come. The 'Angry Birds Go!' and 'Mario Kart' are the famous games to be released for 'Ninendo' fans which will be in competition, there are several reasons why this is: Firstly the 'Mario Kart' game isn't available on the billion-ish Android and iOS devices that are currently out there, so there's no direct competition here. Secondly the generation of the younger demographic audiences has grown, as 'Mario Kart' is also on DS or 3DS the younger audience would not have played the game as technology has developed therefore they would recognize 'Angry Birds' more as its available on smartphones or tablets which nearly everyone has. For example they would be able to access the game on  Tesco Hudl, Amazon Kindle Fire, Argos MyTablet etc.

- British telecoms regulator Ofcom's recent Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes report: 42% of British 5-15 year olds now use a tablet, 23% of them play games on it.

- That's still less than the 60% of 5-15 year olds using a dedicated handheld games device, percentage has fallen from 69% in 2012.

Ofcom's stats comparing devices that children use to play games at home

I personally think the game will be very successful as it's most played by a younger demographic and will be a challenger for its rivals game 'Mario Kart'. Moreover the teaser trailer was an excellent idea has it was to designed to attract and excite the audience which is what Rovio wants, moreover the game has many series therefore the audience are already aware of the game would kind of feature such as the main characters and graphics. Lastly one final point on the risks for Rovio, is that 'Angry Birds' has fans of all ages, but a lot of them are children, which is why going fully free-to-play has to be handled carefully by the company.

Weekly NMD Story...

Google takes down more than eight 'pirate' links every second...

Google took down 5.3m links to pirate content in the first week of September 2013 - just under nine every second. Photograph: Walter Bieri/AP

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/07/google-pirate-links-digital-revenue-copyright-holders

The famous well used search engine 'Google' has known to be one of the record breaking take downs of copyright materials from the last week of September, reaching up to 5,3 million allegedly infringing links. Between July and October 2012 copyright holders sent Google about 1.8 million link take down notices a week, increasing to 2.8 million a week in November 2012 and 3.8 million in mid-December 2012. However February 2013, take down notices hit 3.8 million a week, increasing to 4.47 million at the end of March, and finally peaking in the final week of September to 5.3 million spanning 37,413 domains from 5,407 copyright owners, which marked a 4008% increase over the first notice listings by Google in July 2011. The data below shows a significant rise in the number of take down notices filed by copyright holders to Google over the last year.

- July and October 2012 copyright holders sent Google about 1.8 million link take down notices a week

-  Increasing to 2.8 million a week in November 2012 and 3.8 million in mid-December 2012.

- February 2013, take down notices hit 3.8 million a week, increasing to 4.47 million at the end of March.

- Final week of September to 5.3 million spanning 37,413 domains from 5,407 copyright owners, which marked a 4008% increase over the first notice listings by Google in July 2011. 

I personally think as 'Google' is a big search engine used by an wide audience of different ages the engine is more likely to be used for searching copyright materials like the examples shown on the above image. Many young audiences use these copyright sites more than an older audience as they would want their information from reliable sources, whereas the younger audience wouldn't mind looking up copyright information. However blocking these copyright sites would not effect 'Google' in any way as they wouldn't be losing an large audience as the search engine is very popular and used most commonly by everyone around the world.

UGC & Citizen Journalism...

What impact are these changes having on:

Citizen and Journalism have an impact on News stories as people are creating their own footage on their mobile phones, cameras etc (UGC) which is broadcasted onto the internet such as social networking sites 'Youtube', 'Facebook'. This allows a large audience to view the videos posted online before an actual News channel broadcasts it, it also allows the audience to see the news footage from an actual persons point of view as they were there at the time of the event. For an example of a natural disaster like the tsunami was unexpected, therefore any citizen and journalist would have recording footage on their phones or cameras to allow the audience around the world to show them what's going on and have witnessed the event, whereas the News would take professional footage of the event which doesn't really show the actual story to the event as it has been professionally recorded for News viewers to see.

Moreover the News agenda...

The role of professionals in news have been impacted in the changes of citizen and journalism...

Weekly NMD Story...

Tesco's £119 Hudl tablet hits stores...

Affordable 7in Android challenger to Amazon's Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7 tablets is now available-store and online

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/30/tescos-119-hudl-tablet-kindle-fire-nexus

The new Tesco's budget 'Hudl' tablet was announced last week and is now available on sale in 1,000 Tesco stores and online for £119. The tablet runs version 4.2 of Google's similar Android software on a 7inch high definition screen with 16GB of built in storage and a 1.5GHz quad core processor. The tablet is also available in four colours which are of black, blue, red and purple. It provides instant access to Tesco's online stores and services, including online grocery shopping, moreover the tablet has access to Google's Play Store and the full Android platform including the ability to run any of the standard Android apps. The Hudl costs £119, but can also be bought for £60 worth of Tesco Clubcard loyalty vouchers using Tesco's "Clubcard Booster" scheme.

- Hudl tablet £199.

- Tesco clubcard £60.

-  "The tablet market is unbelievably competitive with extremely narrow margins, but that's something Tesco is used to," said Ben Wood, mobile analyst, talking to the Guardian.

- Version 4.2 of Google's similar Android software.

- 7inch high definition screen with 16GB of built in storage and a 1.5GHz quad core processor.

The new Hudl tablet is in a lot of competition I think as there are Amazon's £99 Kindle Fire and Google's £199 Nexus 7 tablet. Technology is growing very fast these days therefore a large audience would be interested in the latest gadgets available, especially when they are cheap with high definition and quality.