Apr 14, 2014
Speaking of spreadable media, this video has been posted all over my Facebook and Twitter feeds within the past 24 hours. The video was posted only two days ago and already has nearly 1.5 million views.
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Speaking of spreadable media, this video has been posted all over my Facebook and Twitter feeds within the past 24 hours. The video was posted only two days ago and already has nearly 1.5 million views.
Participatory Culture: "A culture in which private persons (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producers (prosumers)" (2).
This video exemplifies the kind of participatory culture discussed in Spreadable Media. Today the concept of the "prosumer" is hugely relevant with sites such as Craigslist, Airbnb, and NeighborGoods to name a few.
Will Facebook's new privacy settings cause a decline in the spreadability of media?
http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/facebook-privacy-changes-groups/
According to this Mashable article, Facebook has plans to install new privacy settings on its site sometime in the near future. There will be changes to the current privacy "drop down menu" which allows users to select who they want to make their posts viewable to. Facebook is going to make this drop down menu more of a central feature of the site, and will provide descriptions that allow users to know exactly who they will be sharing their posts and information with. Currently, I think many people do not realize how much of their information is publicly viewable.
I don't really watch the news, and seem to get most of my information from social media postings. Oftentimes, I see something posted on Facebook that is not from one of my immediate Facebook friends, rather, it has been posted by a friend of a friend. Yet, these news articles, links, and videos appear on my newsfeed because a friend has either "liked"or commented on it. I've come across many interesting news pieces from people who aren't actually my Facebook friends. Sometimes, I go on to share the link with my friends. When Facebook's new privacy settings are installed, I'm sure this type of spreadable media will dwindle down. People will be more aware of who is viewing their content, and thus they will try to limit their posts to being seen only by immediate friends. Do you think this will have an impact on Facebook's current spreadable media culture? Would you prefer these privacy changes or do you think Facebook's privacy settings are fine as they are now? Do you often click on links that haven't been posted by your friends, but by other Facebook users you don't know?
Actor and comedian Damon Wayans and others are backing alternatives to one of the most enduring artifacts of the old economy: the business card.
Is this the end of the traditional business card? Do you think having a mobile-to-mobile contact sharing service is more convenient than the traditional business card?
Do you think we take technology for granted?
I thought the parody video "Look At This Instagram" would be appropriate to share with the class considering this week's reading discussed the prevalence of social media in today's society. The video pokes fun at Instagram users and how they place filters over commonplace photos in order for them to be considered "art". But more applicable to this week's reading, the video makes note of how, in today's social media oriented society, we will do practically anything for a "like" or a "follower". Why is it that feedback from people we don't even know or interact with is so important to us?