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
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
