Phone in Understanding Media

Cell phone as a medium has its unique advantages. The first is rapid spread. Comparing newspapers, television, radio and even the Internet, cell phone could carries on the coverage of the incident and transmission anytime, anywhere. With gradual multiplication of phone functions, it is no longer limited to disseminate information by the text. Pictures, sounds and video, of course, are available for information transmission. To some extent, the speed of its spread is almost synchronous with the event, beyond other media. The second is that the mobile phone are super-convenient and delicate, which also make its reception mode of information dissemination from static to dynamic. Comparing with the newspaper, information content of mobile phone is simpler. Contrast with radio and television, the information storage is more convenient. Comparing with internet, its receiving terminal is more delicate. Thus, if the speed of mobile internet and compatibility issues can be solved technically, then the mobile phone becoming a major mass media will be just around the corner.