Where did you study Andrew Keen?
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, books, films, web 2.0
here is no way to write or speak about web 2.0 without mentioning Andrew Keen and his book (pamphlet?!) The Cult of the Amateur. I am finishing a part of my second chapter , explaining the concept of user-generated content. In all the debates, his position is the most extreme and thought provoking, so he [...]
Tags: andrew keen, MA thesis, the cult of an amateur, university of london, user-ge, web
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
reading list
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, books, web 2.0
Recently, we have seen an onslaught of books about social media and its impact on society and (somewhat more importantly) business. Some of these accounts are more academic, some are more pop. My idea is to give you a sketch on those, which I read for my thesis. The working title is “Economic Value of [...]
Tags: free labor, MA thesis, produsage, web 2.0, wikinomics we-think clay shirky geert lovink blogging
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
