What have been some of the effects of the new media on society?

New media has impacted our society in different ways. I feel that the new media mainly changed the way we communicate with each other, facilitating and opening new mediums of communication. New media has not only impacted the way we communicate with friends and family, but it has also opened new types of communication among strangers. The different mediums of communication used in new media have allowed people to speak their mind and share knowledge and opinions with the rest of the world. New media has also made it easier for people to retrieve any sort of information. Within seconds, an individual can get answers to his/her questions. In some ways, new media is bringing people a little closer to each other, making it possible for them to interact with each other without the need of physically being in the same place at the same time.