Three Mediums

This is a logo for Skype, a type of software that allows people to make calls over the internet. One of its more popular features is to allow video conferencing. Is content can be multiple things, as previously mentioned video, but also audio, and text.
The message could be that through this new software application the world has gotten smaller; that people half way around the world now have the means to communicate face to face half way around the world.

 This is a logo for Xbox Live an online multiplayer and digital distribution service created and operated by the Microsoft Corporation.The service allows for gamers on the same Xbox 360 gaming platform to share audio files, text, and if they have special attachments like a camera even video.

The message could be that through Xbox Live the gaming community have a platform in which to send messages and even chat while gaming, so in a way it has brought players together. Through Xbox Live people no longer have to be in the same room in order to play the same game cooperatively. However, some people believe that Xbox Live and others technologies like it hurt traditional social interaction people no longer feel the need to have face to face interaction.

 

This is a picture Apple's ipod touch, an multimedia player. Although, there have been mp3 players before the ipod, Apple's new device brought mp3 players to the mainstream. The device allows for people to hold music and video. The content could be audio and video, as well as text.

The message could be that through the ipod touch people can hold thousands of their favorite songs every where they go.