INTERACTIVE NEW MEDIA

Interactive new media is a type of technology that can be integrated with other technologies to allow its users greater connectivity. While most types of new media are integrative by nature, they display varying levels of interactivity. For example, a product such as an iPhone® allows users to browse the Internet, listen to music, and interact through various applications in addition to calling and texting — making it an interactive new media product. An online virtual world such as Second Life™ is also a type of interactive new media, allowing users to communicate as well as buy, sell, trade and rent virtual goods with other users.