So far in this chapter the emphasis has been upon ‘traditional’ media, notably television, niche magazines and underground publications such as zines. In recent years, however, the potential for audience participation in media processes has been enhanced considerably through the development of ‘new media’ technology. New media defines a range of digital products such as mobile phones, camcorders, and PCs, together with computer generated communication forms, notably email and the nature of everyday life, further blurring the boundaries between public and private space and offering more rapid forms of communication between individuals in regionally and globally diffuse locations. The internet in particular has played a key role in fostering such new forms of communication. Uses of the internet range from the establishment of fan-sites for the exchange of information about topics such as music, film and sport, to trans-local correspondence between globally diffuse new social movements and other groups involved in DiY politics.