The article starts off with a brief introduction of participatory culture. Later develops as how and what are people's ability to participate. For this article, reference books have been used as the main guide from authors such as Henry Jenkins, Geert Lovink, and Zizi Papacharissi. Also some academic journals, dissertations as supporting elements for the article. The essay also describe the participatory culture at the social platform, YouTube.
Pew Internet and American Life project have showed in their research, almost most of the media content are created by teens of more than one-half, and estimated one-third of internet user teens shares the produced content. This is what we are addressing as the participatory culture in which teenagers are actively engaging and involved (Jenkins, 2009). The capacity of an individual or a group to remark on, make, transfer and share computerized social substance exhibits a developing interest for innovative expression, the investigation of character and for cultural participation (Liew, 2014). A participatory culture is a society with moderately low obstructions to masterful expression and city engagement, solid backing for making and sharing manifestations, and some sort of casual mentorship whereby experienced members go along information to amateurs(Jenkins, 2009).
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As indicated by Angelina Russo, "the difficulties that online networking bring shows an improvement of the conventional one-to-numerous data exchange model with and all the more really intuitive numerous to numerous correspondence model, in which foundations utilize their own voice and power to support participatory correspondence with people and groups of interest or practice."(Russo, 2008) In a participatory culture, individuals likewise trust their commitments matter and feel some level of social association with each other (at any rate, individuals think about others' suppositions of what they have made).(Jenkins,
In Rushkoff’s film, The Merchants of Cool, he rhetorically questions if “teenagers even have a culture to call distinctly their own.” In the late 1990’s when the documentary was made, the implication was that they do not. However, with the internet’s advancements and the accessibility of communication with massive amounts of people, teenagers today can form authentic cultures that are not contaminated by the corporate media.
Danah Boyd, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research, has spent over a decade observing young people’s interactions with technology and how they tend to use it in their daily lives. In her article, “Blame Society, Not the Screen Time,” Boyd approaches an ongoing debate: whether or not teens engage in too much screen time during today’s age of evolving technology. Boyd’s purpose in writing the article is to argue that teens should not be blamed for their consumption of screen time; we should blame society for overwhelming teenagers with heaps of daunting responsibilities, which in turn forces them to retreat to digital entertainment. She implements a compassionate tone throughout her article to build sympathy for strung-out and overworked
According to “Teens and Technology Share a Future,” people can solve numerous problems in the world through the power of technology. For example, users can research helpful information for a variety of purposes and help other people worldwide with their situation(s). Many people use technology in diverse ways instead of exploiting them in negative approaches. A significant number of users (and probably some other people too) do not rely on technology too much, but utilize it for a myriad of valuable purposes. First, many users of technology can research new and important information for a variety of reasons.
Lucy P. Marcus tries to understand the value of relationships that occur online and how it compares to connectedness. In her essay, “What it Means Today to be “Connected””, she defines connectedness as being able to come and be together, to share ideas, and put them to good
There may be many ways in which culture can affect political structure of one country or another, yet, arguably the most important way that a country’s culture affects democracy is through political socialization. According to Alexis de Tocqueville and his book "Democracy", he defines culture as an ordered set of symbols, and in turn, political culture as a set of values and orientations through which one perceives and reacts to authority. The way that this set of values and orientations is gained by each person, is through the process of political socialization that begins since early childhood and produces "visible" results as a person becomes a mature individual. While it is hard to draw a clear line of when political socialization is a completed process, mainly due to varying degrees of a each individual’s education, it is safe, however, to assume that a person is set in his ways close to the end of his life’s second decade. This assumption, by virtue of being only an educated guess and thus a broad generalization, but not a valid statistic of any kind, has its drawbacks.
There are numerous studies on the impact of advancing technology on adolescents, usually leading to the conclusion that social media networks often take part in creating the teen to isolate themselves from anything other than the internet. Social media however, does allow anyone to connect to the people living on the other side of the world. It is a way to keep in touch with old friends, and meet new people no matter where they live. Social media is often used to keep up with the latest news and often informs users of what is going on before the news channels catch it. It is obvious that social media has various positive uses. While these points are important, the fact that the younger generation spends most of their time with their heads down looking at a screen rather than engaged in conversation takes precedence. An article by Morgan Hampton states that,“children and teens spend 75% of their waking lives with their eyes fixed on a screen.” Social media connects people through a screen, but cannot excuse the fact that people are being disconnected from what is right in front of
It is a culture in which private persons (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producers. We are in a moment of time in which an explosion of new media technology has made it very easy for everyday people to take media in their own hands to create, to share, to express themselves, through every possible media channel. Participatory culture could be defined as new ways of life that lead people to create and circulate new self-made content including video, audio, text, and images. The movement is taking shape and being popularized by consumer social networking sites such as Facebook, Flickr, and Wikipedia that encourage mass participation and collaboration. Participatory culture is changing the way people and the media communicate and actively engage. The characteristic that define modern participatory culture is that consumption is no longer the only way we used media like in the past. We have started to expand our focus to include producing and sharing media too which can be found in any form or content. Example would be fan communities, groups of gamers, the blogging population, and various sub cultures online. What these groups have in common is their supportive environments in which to create and share. There is an assumption that anyone who is currently a reader could become a writer, anyone who is a consumer can become a producer. Participatory culture fostered by new media is like a communication triathlon involving consumption, production, and sharing leads to more knowledge. Many of these tools allow us to remix, recirculate, content from media as a mode of creative expression. There is an informal training process for experienced participants help newbies acquire the skills they need to be...
I find it disconcerting that teens live much of their lives in a virtual society. “Growing Up Online”, barely scratches the surface of the breadth and depth to which technology permeates modern society. Teens continue to struggle for independence and self-identification, but with less face-to-face interaction than in the past. Many view e-communication as reaching out to the masses.
It is through the implementation of advocacy strategies through technology integration that have allowed practice to evolve. According to Edwards and Hoefer (2010), communication technology that allows real-time updates and expansive reach include social networking sites, online journals or blogs, and video sharing technology, like YouTube. Social networking sites are online communities that built on social interactions and relationships. In these environments there are opportunities to share ideas that can lead to large scale changes. Similarly, online journals or blogs present idea sharing for those subscribing or interested in the topic selections. Video sharing adds a facet of sharing information that can complement or strengthen a perspective. According to Tetloff, Hitchcock, Battista, and Lowry (2014), videos can encourage partnership, engage a community, and inspire thinking that is not sculpted by a preconceived notion or faculty of negative influence. The use of these technologies provide a social media venue to share messages and connect people to advocate for change and ultimately affect how and what policies are adopted for local and large scale
Inside the majority of American households rest the unlimited territory of the internet. The unlimited and always advancing possibilities have unlocked powerful new tools in communication and socialization. Tools such as: long distance visual communication, international circulation of personal thoughts, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) have all led to a closer but more distant community of people. The positive side can attribute to the fact that the younger generation seems more in tune with their international counterparts. Youth have the ability to anonymously communicate with others through various message boards, mostly governed by one policy, freedom of speech. The anonymity of the internet has created a community where social outcasts mingle freely with others; a society where jocks can converse with geeks without fear of reprisal. This community releases people from the bounds of their own flesh. Yet, technological advances have pushed society into the next dimension of communication and socialization that seemingly override traditional and more personal vessels of communication.
There are many ways social media can be used by youth in a positive way. It is not just an avenue for socializing; kids and adolescents can be creative, interact, and learn (Chau, 2010). Social networking provides an alternative way to get students interested...
The correlation between the development of youth and social media has become blatant. Although few of the consequences are favorable, the majority have displayed a negative impact. The drive social media can implement on youth is exceptional. The pressure and strain social media can place on our youth is an enduring force which leads individuals to question themselves as a person and feel inclined to fit a norm expressed in media and social media of our society. The underlying force social media can play in the lives of the youth is astonishing and is a force that must be dealt with and controlled, for it not only holds the power to give an individual strength, but also to break them down.
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In the twenty -first century, teenagers live in a life of social networking and life’s online. It’s hard to believe how much the world has changed over the decades, especially in technology. Technology helps people to contact relatives and friends from long distance more easily and conveniently. People can now talk to each other from everywhere in the world simply through chat and video calls. By time, internet connections have spread throughout households and social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram has increased gradually. However, the internet and several modern technologies have wasted many times and has hurt the society. Social media plays such a big role in people’s lives that some people couldn’t even imagine
Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest. These are only a few of the websites that have become omnipresent in the typical teenager’s life. First launched in 2004, Facebook seemed like the perfect means to connect with old friends and take part in organizations. Eleven years later, the social media industry has snowballed from its original purpose of simply a network for interaction. Most likely launched by the incredible popularity of Facebook, other networks have popped up. According to The Huffington Post, 71% of teenagers engage in more multiple social media networks, 24% of these teenagers admit to checking social media almost constantly. Scrolling, posting, and liking are actions