MA Update#1
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, web 2.0
Last Friday, I started a survey on the website I will be using as a case study – MOG.com, to illustrate the value of user-generated content, how users reflect on the practices surrounding UGC, why do they participate in creating content…. If you are a MOGger and haven’t participated in the survey, please do so [...]
Tags: Facebook, Lessig, MA thesis, MOG, Twitter, user-generated content
the end of (facebook) innocence
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, web 2.0
Facebook really took off when its creators opened it to users outside university/school networks, which was also marked with the proliferation of applications. People use Facebook to kill time, but majority use it to see what their friends are up to, to stay in touch with people, who moved away, went to school or are [...]
Tags: Facebook, free labor, lovink, user-generated content, web 2.0
what’s next for music
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, music, popcult, web 2.0
Faced with the widespread torrent or p2p network downloads, record companies are teaming up with social networks trying to monetize on the increasing online participation.
MySpace Music being the last foray in this area.
As a social network, MySpace has been associated with teenagers and unsigned musicians, who hoped to be spotted and propelled into stardom (there [...]
Tags: Facebook, Last.fm, MA thesis, MOG, music, MySpace, online music services, social networking
