What is Digital Media Break?
Digital Media Break is all about how digital entertainment can be done productively. It can? Of course it can! That hour-long commute you have daily doesn’t mean you have to go people-watching (although people-watching can be fun). And you don’t always have to get home at 9:00PM on Mondays to catch Heroes.
Pause media with Digital Media Break. Not life.
Yep, I watched that Rogers PVR commercial too.
Why read Digital Media Break?
Digital Media Break takes a look at digital entertainment done productively. If that’s not enough fun, I don’t know what is. I’ll be looking at video games, music, tv shows - all done in digital format for flexibility and convenience.
Of course, a blogger can’t own a digital media blog without being at least a bit familiar and profesh (sorry - had to use that word) with digital media, right? I’ve been creating my own videos, music, and even took a communications technology class. Oh yeah, I own an Nintendo Wii and am hoping to add the Playstation 3 to my repertoire.
Oh yeah - I’ve also cleverly designed a landing page which I hope to capture many readers with (haha).
photo credit: Incommunicado aka Max
Why would I prefer digital media over traditional media?
You don’t have to, but digital media’s got many advantages over traditional media. Digital media is actually a lot more simple than we give it credit for - in fact, if I could familiarize myself with it, so can you. These points convey how digital media appeals to me:
- I’m cheap. I absolutely hate overpaying. Winners, outlet malls, you name it - I’ve been there. And it’s the same with media, I will not pay $29.99 for an annual subscription to a magazine when I can get that content free on the magazine’s website.
- I enjoy convenience and flexibility. I don’t have to wait for it monthly, as most digital media is much more constantly updated. I don’t want to have to lug my stack of magazines around everywhere - in fact, I can just take a PDA and read my content or watch videos from there. Or movies on my iPod.
- I want my content delivered to me. Not the other way around - the days of having to drop into a dollar store to browse magazines is over. Of course, I still enjoy visiting Shoppers’ Drug Mart’s bookshelves and Chapters/Indigo stores - but at least I have the option of viewing everything over the net. Except for the atmosphere (we’re working on that, haha).
Hopefully I’ve made a good case for myself. If you’ve got the slightest inkling of an interest in digital media, let me suggest a few bits of further reading. Click the link if you want to - you will not be led away from this page, because it will open in a new window:
- http://digitalmediabreak.com/who-wants-to-watch-their-favourite-artists-live-concerts-for-free/
- http://digitalmediabreak.com/why-tube-with-youtube/
Want some applications of great digital media?
- Naruto - it’s subtitled into English weekly: from Japan to the world, in a matter of days. International acclaim.
- Gameboy Advance ROMs that can be emulated on the computer. But please, only use it if you really have the game.
- Backing up your DVDs to your hard drive - yep, it’s possible (and legal in certain countries), then watching them on your iPod.
- TiVo. It’s all digital, baby.
I’ve heard enough Herbert, sign me up!
Alright, that’s great! I’m glad to see you on board the Digital Media Break bandwagon, now all you have to do to view my content visit the home page. I’d also highly recommend subscribing to my feed, as it will be consistently and automatically updated. If you didn’t know you could do that - or how to do that, please click here.
