This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In the past, television has been called the 'timid giant." Recently, it has become bolder, positioning itself as both a reflection of society and a trigger of profound transformations within it. This talk posits television as a creator of communities; communities embodied by the idea of "social television." Social television brings together both the human stories at the center of the multimedia experiences of the Internet age and the devices that interact with each other through them. This talk will therefore address how technology, user behavior and societal changes are impacting the television of today. We will not limit ourselves to the viewers' point of view, but explore content production and its adoption. Television has changed and will continue to: it is no longer merely a piece of furniture, but a rich and impactful medium for social visual communication.
Dr. Marie-José Montpetit is a technical researcher in the MIT Comparative Media Studies department looking in to the future of video and television from a content and technology perspective. Her main research is on the convergence of networking and video for seamless mobility and social visual communication.
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