Final Post!

As you can probably tell from my posts and research I’ve learned that the internet and the television have a strong correlation, contrary to what some theorists may say. Yes, there might be a slight impact from time spent watching television to time surfing the internet, but in actuality I have found that most people are using both types of media instead of just one at a time, or one or the other. If this is the case it explains as to why there is little fluctuation in some statistics.

Through out my researching and tracking the 2008 Presidential Campaigning I found myself having the television on trying to catch a glimpse of the news reporting on what the candidates were up to, while searching the internet looking for articles, and looking at their websites. By using both types of media it enables me to multitask and see how candidates use the internet and television together. The connection is that while I’m saying people use both mediums I myself have done the same reinforcing the relationship between the two.

However, although not everyone uses media in this style there still remains a connection between the two. People may say that the internet is taking away from television, but I disagree. What is actually happening is they are piggybacking of each other in order to survive. Even though people may not actually be watching as much television they still have it on in the background, or turn it on to watch their favorite shows, news, and weather. These things can be done online as well, but sometimes it’s nice to have something going in the background for noise I’ve found.

I may not be able to continue following this relationship and how candidates are using the two different types of media to promote themselves for President, due to the class ending. However, it would be interesting to see who wins the primary elections and if the internet had more of a reason as to why they one instead of television or vise versa. Maybe I’ll continue to research on my own just to see how things turn out.

But, if anything the one type of media that is becoming obsolete is the telephone, because of the internet. No one really talks on the phone anymore, people talk online, or text message each other to get in contact. Perhaps if I was to continue with blogging I’d research the relationship between person’s use of the internet and face-to-face communication. But, in the mean time I’ll stick to television the internet and campaigning.