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DM/IS 001 Digital Media 1: Section Number - 63366

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Digital Media Information

1. Magazines - Magazines are my favorite way to learn about digital media. They usually have the latest information. Most of the magazines are free to people who qualify. To qualify you need to work or study in the digital media field. This lesson has links to free applications for these magazines.
2. Books - Books are a great sources of information about digital media because they usually are more detail that magazines. The best books have lessons on how to learn software programs. One problem is that these books are usually out of date after a new version of the software is released.
3. Videos - Videos are a great source of learning about software. Many software companies as-well-as private companies are creating training video for software. Videos do have there problems because they are hard to learn from and are usually expensive.
4. TV - Television is really embracing the digital revolution. There are several programs that specifically focus on digital media. Many of these programs have useful information about products and businesses. Most are on Cable or Digital TV.
5. User groups - These are groups that have meetings to discuss digital media. It is an area of Internet where you can place Questions and people can write answers. Most of these user groups are about jobs, hardware, and software.
6. Expos - There are many expositions that take place throughout the world on different digital media topics. These expos usually offer classes as well as company booths. They are a great source of know and networking with others working in the digital media field.
7. Internet - The Internet has the largest information about Digital Media. It is the largest because it has the latest and the most variety of information. It is the badest because sometimes it is hard to found the information that you need. The most useful part of the Internet is the World Wide Web. This graphical driven part of the Internet provides easy way to get information. In addition, the Internet has new groups and e-mail that are great sources of information.