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Biotechnocommunicology is a complex territory of knowledge in which biology, technology and communication converge. The ideas of Marhall McLuhan, founder of Media Ecology, represent a possible starting point in the understanding of the imaginary biotechnology complex. McLuhan argued that the evolution of media and technologies, because they are extensions of us, precisely depends on us. The intellectual work of Gerald S. Hawkins not only confirmed the relevance of some of McLuhan's advanced theses, which, of course, transcend communicology. Hawkins helped connect McLuhan's ideas with Kurzweil's advanced thinking. In the complexity of the transhumanist imaginary, the possibility arises that the new evolution of Homo Sapiens does not depend on biology, but on technology. This would imply investing a central thesis in McLuhan's thought to understand the renewed Homo Sapiens as an extension of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the first part of the text I highlight the importance of research the virtual social networks. I claim that the interdisciplinary studies about the subject today has solid theoretical foundations and proven methods of software that allow us to make rigorous measurements. Also I point out the importance that admits internet and social virtual networks in the economic development of nations and, briefly I refer to the role of virtual social networks in the imaginary of "social intelligence", I highlight its usefulness in risk situations and disasters, On the second part I contribute with data about internet and social network. I have tried to recover information about the state of development of internet and of virtual social networks in our continent. On the third part I installed myself in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in which Mark Zuckerberg, main owner of Facebook, profiles as one of the main protagonists. In the conclusions I highlight the authorized voice of Tim Berners- Lee, creator of the web, who insists on the need to remedy the internet. It is still possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We start by affirming the complexity of communication and refer some of the main contributions to communication that have come from other fields of knowledge. We next point out that Alvin Toffler, valuable contributions to the communication sciences. At the end of the decade of 1970, for example, he anticipated the phenomenon of the prosumtion and gave name to the figure of the prosumers. Not a few academics and researchers in communication - and of the social sciences, in general - have recognized the effective relevance of the prosumers in the development of digital communications. In the work and thinking of Alvin Toffler, we identified some concerns in common with Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and the Media Ecology developed by Neil Postman. In this text, we will focus our attention on three of Alvin Toffler's main books, in which he discusses topics related to the development of communication: The 'future shock' (1970), The Third Wave (1980), Revolutionary Wealth (2006), in which Heidi, his wife, participated as coauthor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The media ecology is not a theoretical stream of communication sciences nor is it limited and exhausted by the work and thinking of Marshall McLuhan. The media ecology is a complex and systemic meta-discipline, whose object of study are the changes that technologies and media in societies have produced throughout history. In this paper we discuss the scope of media ecology as current theoretical and epistemological way and makes a bet that transcends the traditional view and involves a wide range of sciences such as grammar, rhetoric, semiotics, theory of systems, history, philosophy, cybernetics, communication sciences, arts and literature-and of course, the technology itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Understanding media: The Extensions of Man (1964), the fourth book of Herbert Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), a thinker of enormous importance in today's communication theory. McLuhan formally inaugurated the study of electronic media, also anticipating the study of digital media, whose development he did't see, because he died on December 31, 1980. This text includes 3 sections: 1. the phonograph to the radio; 2. Intermezzo. McLuhan and media convergence. 3. Napster to iPod and iPod to Spotify. In the first section I recovered McLuhan's main theses about radio; in the second section I explain how McLuhan anticipated media convergence and transmedia narratives. Finally, in the third section I place Napster, iPod and Spotify as plataforms that remediated radio, and based on McLuhan Tetrad I establish what improvements Spotify, which obsolesce, which recovers and it invests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This text analyzes and compares information yielded by several studies related to Internet's penetration in Mexico, including the research paper titled Estudio 2009 de hábitos y percepciones de los mexicanos sobre Internet y diversas tecnologías asociadas ("2009 study on the Mexican's habits and perceptions of the Internet and other related technologies"), done in 2008 as part of the "Internet Project" carried out by the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey itesm, Campus Estado de México. The aforementioned research is framed within the broader Estudio anual sobre el impacto de Internet ("Annual study on the Internet's impact") for the chapter on Mexico as part of the "World Internet Project", a global project where research centers and groups from 30 countries participate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Before the Internet, the different media had specifically defined functions and markets. However, since the emergence of the Internet and digital communication, the same content can be found right across the media; this is known as cultural convergence. This media crossing anticipates the coming of new markets of cultural consumption. Based on media ecology, with specific reference to the thesis developed by Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, and Henry Jenkins, cultural convergence is studied as a complex communication environment. Cultural convergence modifies the operative procedures of media industries. However, the most significant changes can be found within the knowledge communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the technological innovations that have engulfed modern society. The article references several books which focus on digital media in society including "The Soft Age," by Paul Levinson, "Remediation: Understanding new media," by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin and "Ser Digital," by Nicholas Negroponte. Each of the books addresses the evolution of technology that has occurred rapidly over the years. It also presents information on concepts such as media ecology, remediation and mobile television.

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The article discusses when media outlets play a large role in the outcome of political campaigns. In the 2006 Mexican presidential elections, one of the most highly contested elections in the country's history, was highly influenced by the contributions of mass media. This particular election turned out to be one of the most costly in Mexican history with a budget of over $12 billion pesos being spent. Throughout the campaigns, voters were highly influenced by both television, radio, and newspapers, making them one of the principal fountains of information for the public.