Technical innovation and new media have changed how information is shared and consumed. They have increased immediacy by allowing for instant communication through email and social media. However, new technologies can also mediate and shape how information is presented through hyperlinks and digital formatting. Perspective and meaning are impacted as writing migrates to electronic formats on mobile devices and computers.

1. Technical Innovation and Media

11. Remediation

12. immediacy ¦imēdēəsē¦
noun
the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with
something, giving rise to a sense of urgency or excitement : electronic
mail works because it has the immediacy of a scribbled me vs.
mediate
verb ¦mēdē āt¦
1 [ intrans. ] intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring
about an agreement or reconciliation : Wilson attempted to mediate
between the powers to end the war. See note at insert .
• [ trans. ] intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement.
• [ trans. ] bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a
dispute : efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
2 [ trans. ] technical bring about (a result such as a physiological effect) :
the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile
perception of direction.
• be a means of conveying : this important ministry of mediating the
power of the word.
• form a connecting link between : structures that mediate gender
divisions.
adjective ¦mēdēət¦
connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an
intermediate agency : public law institutions are a type of mediate state
administration.

13. hyper-
prefix
1 over; beyond; above :
hypernym.
• exceeding : hypersonic.
• excessively; above normal :
hyperthyroidism.
2 relating to hypertext : hyperlink.
ORIGIN from Greek huper ‘over,
beyond.’

40. Writing

59. Books

87. Perspective

120. Sublime

130. Electronic Media

131. Mobility

142. Computers/Calculators