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'''Participatory Culture''' | '''Participatory Culture''' | ||
General Concept and also the name of a particular organization. | |||
=Concept= | |||
=Definition= | |||
By Henry Jenkins at http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/03/from_participatatory_culture_t_1.html | |||
1. there are relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement | |||
2. there is strong support for creating and sharing what you create with others | |||
3. there is some kind of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced gets passed along to newbies and novices | |||
4. members feel that their contributions matter | |||
5. members feel some degree of social connection with each other at least to the degree to which they care what other people think about what they have created. | |||
=Organization= | |||
URL = http://www.participatoryculture.org/ | URL = http://www.participatoryculture.org/ | ||
Makers of the - The Broadcast Machine | ==Description== | ||
Makers of the - The Broadcast Machine now called [[Democracy TV]] | |||
"It's a php tool for your website for publishing / posting video 'channels' (rich metadata rss feeds). It's the easiest way to post torrent files and it's also a really good way to make collections of videos from around the web (or to make channels out of stuff that you've posted elsewhere, eg archive.org or ourmedia.org). The goal of the software is to help people make channels of video that will be browsable, downloadable, and watchable in our video player." (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/24/publish_video_channe.html ) | "It's a php tool for your website for publishing / posting video 'channels' (rich metadata rss feeds). It's the easiest way to post torrent files and it's also a really good way to make collections of videos from around the web (or to make channels out of stuff that you've posted elsewhere, eg archive.org or ourmedia.org). The goal of the software is to help people make channels of video that will be browsable, downloadable, and watchable in our video player." (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/24/publish_video_channe.html ) | ||
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Interview with creator Steve Holmes at http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2005/06/holmes_wilson_i.html | Interview with creator Steve Holmes at http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2005/06/holmes_wilson_i.html | ||
==Interview== | |||
The following quote by Downhill Battle, now ParticipatoryCulture.org show the connection between technological developments in filesharing and a conscious intentionality to promote participatory culture. | The following quote by Downhill Battle, now ParticipatoryCulture.org show the connection between technological developments in filesharing and a conscious intentionality to promote participatory culture. | ||
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Reply: “It can definitely be a part of big step forward. 'Participatory culture' is how we've started thinking about the intersection of all these phenomenons like blogs, filesharing networks, wikis, and just the web in general. They all make it easier for people to create and distribute art/ideas and also let people act as filters and editors. But we're really at the very, very beginning of all this. The shift that we're going to see from the current top-down culture model will be absolutely revolutionary. As overused as that term is, there's really no other word that captures the magnitude of what's going on here. | Reply: “It can definitely be a part of big step forward. 'Participatory culture' is how we've started thinking about the intersection of all these phenomenons like blogs, filesharing networks, wikis, and just the web in general. They all make it easier for people to create and distribute art/ideas and also let people act as filters and editors. But we're really at the very, very beginning of all this. The shift that we're going to see from the current top-down culture model will be absolutely revolutionary. As overused as that term is, there's really no other word that captures the magnitude of what's going on here. | ||
As for BitTorrent specifically, searching for content on napster-style search and download clients really sucks and, on its own, creates a huge bias towards corporate content that people already know about. On the other hand, websites and blogs organize and present content so that you can discover things you didn't even know you were looking for. Since BitTorrent uses web-based links, it has the potential to fit very well with blogs and content management systems while making it possible for anyone to offer very large files without worrying about bandwidth. | As for BitTorrent specifically, searching for content on napster-style search and download clients really sucks and, on its own, creates a huge bias towards corporate content that people already know about. On the other hand, websites and blogs organize and present content so that you can discover things you didn't even know you were looking for. Since BitTorrent uses web-based links, it has the potential to fit very well with blogs and content management systems while making it possible for anyone to offer very large files without worrying about bandwidth." | ||
(http://grep.law.harvard.edu/features/04/08/26/0236209.shtml) | (http://grep.law.harvard.edu/features/04/08/26/0236209.shtml) | ||
DownHill Battle, at http://www.downhillbattle.org/ , is “a non-profit organization working to end the major label monopoly and build a better, fairer music | DownHill Battle, at http://www.downhillbattle.org/ , is “a non-profit organization working to end the major label monopoly and build a better, fairer music industry" | ||
Revision as of 04:36, 15 March 2007
Participatory Culture
General Concept and also the name of a particular organization.
Concept
Definition
By Henry Jenkins at http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/03/from_participatatory_culture_t_1.html
1. there are relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement
2. there is strong support for creating and sharing what you create with others
3. there is some kind of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced gets passed along to newbies and novices
4. members feel that their contributions matter
5. members feel some degree of social connection with each other at least to the degree to which they care what other people think about what they have created.
Organization
URL = http://www.participatoryculture.org/
Description
Makers of the - The Broadcast Machine now called Democracy TV
"It's a php tool for your website for publishing / posting video 'channels' (rich metadata rss feeds). It's the easiest way to post torrent files and it's also a really good way to make collections of videos from around the web (or to make channels out of stuff that you've posted elsewhere, eg archive.org or ourmedia.org). The goal of the software is to help people make channels of video that will be browsable, downloadable, and watchable in our video player." (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/24/publish_video_channe.html )
Information about the Broadcast Machine is located at http://www.participatoryculture.org/bm/
Interview with creator Steve Holmes at http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2005/06/holmes_wilson_i.html
Interview
The following quote by Downhill Battle, now ParticipatoryCulture.org show the connection between technological developments in filesharing and a conscious intentionality to promote participatory culture.
- Consciously working for a participatory culture: Interview of Nicholas Reville of Downhill Battle
The following quote shows that developers of filesharing programs are aware of the social and political import of their work. See the previous quotes on how the whole development of filesharing is driven by a political and social struggle. It's not technology causing change (technological determinism), it is technology in turn determined by the dynamics of struggle.
Question by Greplaw editors: Is there anything about Bit Torrent that helps foster a participatory culture?
Reply: “It can definitely be a part of big step forward. 'Participatory culture' is how we've started thinking about the intersection of all these phenomenons like blogs, filesharing networks, wikis, and just the web in general. They all make it easier for people to create and distribute art/ideas and also let people act as filters and editors. But we're really at the very, very beginning of all this. The shift that we're going to see from the current top-down culture model will be absolutely revolutionary. As overused as that term is, there's really no other word that captures the magnitude of what's going on here.
As for BitTorrent specifically, searching for content on napster-style search and download clients really sucks and, on its own, creates a huge bias towards corporate content that people already know about. On the other hand, websites and blogs organize and present content so that you can discover things you didn't even know you were looking for. Since BitTorrent uses web-based links, it has the potential to fit very well with blogs and content management systems while making it possible for anyone to offer very large files without worrying about bandwidth." (http://grep.law.harvard.edu/features/04/08/26/0236209.shtml)
DownHill Battle, at http://www.downhillbattle.org/ , is “a non-profit organization working to end the major label monopoly and build a better, fairer music industry"