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KEANU REEVES: Nice Guys Finish Memed As LOLCats

“As fandom diversifies, it moves from cult status towards the cultural mainstream, with more Internet users engaged in some form of fan activity. This increased visibility and cultural centrality has been a mixed blessing for a community used to speaking … Continue reading

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TROPING ALONG WITH MY MEME

What is being developed is a new  alternative model for exchanging cultural products. There’s a whole other economy at work, traditionally in art and craft, now on the web in which people give to each other for socially motivated reasons … Continue reading

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CHIT CHAT: F9 ROULETTE & KEEP YOUR PANTS ON

Mashable: “Other points of interest from the interview are the fact that Ternovskiy has yet to collect his Google AdWords earnings, as he’s is still under 18, that he’s been offered a $1 million buy-out, and that last month 30 … Continue reading

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PARTICIPATORY CULTURE: New Constellation-Same Star System?

It has not taken long to see the boundaries between television and the web to collapse, or or least for each to recognize a common interest. Perhaps a question of the money of established media chasing the ideas of the … Continue reading

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SHARE THE LOUD HAILER: If It Doesn’t Spread Its Dead.

Or, similarly, “It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing.” Fans reject the idea of a definitive version produced, authorized, and regulated by some media conglomerate. Instead, fans envision a world where all of us can participate … Continue reading

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THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS

There is a great deal of definitional ”fuzziness” regarding the term viral media. it has become very clear in the world of marketing and media that viral media, is subject to multiple and often conflicting interpretations , with one constant; … Continue reading

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MEMES & MASHUP THEMES

”Henry ( Jenkins ) argues that spreadability adds value to an idea by allowing the idea to inhabit different contexts. He states: Rather than emphasizing the direct replication of “memes,” a spreadable model assumes that the repurposing and transformation of media … Continue reading

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