What is Convergence?

Reid Goldsborough, syndicated tech columnist and book author, defines digital convergence as the "merging of different computer-aided technologies to create something new and useful." Advances in wireless technology and the growing proliferation of Internet use have paved the way for numerous tech devices aimed at fulfilling all our needs. Click on different areas of the image below to learn about convergent technology and how modern consumers are moving from passive media to interactive media for control and instant gratification.

[Definition source:
Goldsborough, Reid. "That's Advertainment." Information Today. 23.3 (2006):
33-34.]