Networked Creators

What is common?

•YouTube, eBay, Facebook, Flickr, Craigslist, and Wikipedia

Web 2.0: Produsers

• Use = Content Creation = Contribution • Collective knowledge production and

problem-solving• Producer + User = Produser

Example 1: Crowdsourcing

Example 2: Wikipedia

How Does it Work?

Let’s go and check out two articles in Wikipedia

(911 conspiracy vs ASU)

• Volunteer, ordinary users• Small number of dedicated editors• Many sporadic, casual contributors• Deliberative apparatus (e.g. talk, watchlist, community

portal, NPOV-disputed) • Transparency

Example 3: Remixing

• Ordinary Users Remix and Create as many exemplified in YouTube

• Artist creative works as exemplified by Girl Talk

0:04 - 0:40 Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack"0:09 - 0:40 Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj - "Hello Good Morning (Remix)"0:41 - 1:52 Snoop Dogg featuring The-Dream - "Gangsta Luv"0:46 - 1:53 Lil' Kim featuring Mr. Cheeks - "The Jump Off"0:55 - 0:57 Genesis - "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"0:59 - 1:53 The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back"1:06 - 1:08 N.W.A - "Straight Outta Compton"1:54 - 1:58 Busta Rhymes featuring Swizz Beatz - "Stop the Party"

1:56 - 1:56 Billy Squier - "The Big Beat"1:58 - 2:07 DMX - "Party Up (Up in Here)"2:02 - 2:03 Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth - "DWYCK"2:06 - 2:07 Beastie Boys - "Intergalactic" (portion sampled samples "The New Style" by Beastie Boys)2:08 - 3:44 Toadies - "Possum Kingdom"2:15 - 2:16 2 Live Crew - "Banned in the U.S.A."2:16 - 2:34 B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars - "Nothin' on You"2:35 - 2:53 Method Man & Redman - "Tear It Off"2:56 - 3:25 DJ Jubilee - "Get Ready, Ready!"

5:35 - 5:52 Main Source - "Looking at the Front Door"5:36 - 5:58 The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"5:37 - 5:53 LL Cool J - "Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling)"5:53 - 5:59 Uncle Louie - "I Like Funky Music"5:55 - 5:57 The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, and Avery Storm - "Nasty Girl"5:59 - 6:02 Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" (portion sampled samples "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow)

Example 4: Political Protests

Egypt Revolution

• Jan 26th, 2011: Nationwide Internet Shutdown• Why?• April 6th Youth Movement; We Are All

Kaled Said

The Flickr Commons

Example 5: Journalism

News Coverage Index (NCI)

New Media Index (NMI)