in the electric age, and thus, the complete break with five thousand years of mechanical technology. This I state over and over again. I do not say whether it is a good or bad thing. To do so would be meaningless and arrogant." Marshal McLuhan letter to Robert Fulford, 1964
media of any period to be classed as pseudo by those who acquired the patterns of earlier media, whatever they may happen to be" Marshal McLuhan Understanding Media, 1964
Teens and Technology 2013. Pew Internet & American Life Project, 13 March 2013 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx 95% of “adults” (18–29) 52% of adults (65+)
Project, 13 March 2013 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx ~50% Have Smart Phones ~25% Have Tablets 78% of teens (12–17) Mobile Phone
media will eventually force all of us to become amateur critics and editors ourselves. With more and more of the information online unedited, unverified, and unsubstantiated, we will have no choice but to read everything with a skeptical eye." GOOD! Andrew Keen The Cult of the Amateur, 2007
economic consolidations that are fueling media convergence are preceding shifts in the technological infrastructure. How those various transitions unfold will determine the balance of power in the next media era." Henry Jenkins Convergence Culture, 2007
the job is a passé entity. The job belonged to the specialist. The kids know that they no longer live in a specialist world; you cannot have a goal today. You cannot say, ‘I'm going to start here and I'm going to work for the next three years and I'm going to go all that distance.’ Every kid knows that within three years, everything will have changed — including himself and the goal." Marshal McLuhan with A.F. Knowles, 1971