Response to David Gauntlett - 'The Changing Place of Media in Everyday Life'

Media used to be only accessible to those who were involved in some form of media distribution. For example if you were part of a music company or label, then you were able to use media formats. If you were an average person then you would not be able to publish your craft and this created inequality. In the past technology was efficient but in comparison to now it was not. Cameras, sound equipment and other devices were large, expensive and caused inconvenience. Now laptops and phones can be used as platforms of media publishing. Media used to be 'Web 1.0' which was not what Tim Berners-Lee plan was when he created the internet. He wanted there to be a sense of equality between people from all over the world. This was called 'Web 2.0' where the world would connect on one level and people could share and interact efficiently, creating no barriers between them.