Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked

Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Postmillennial Pop, 15)

How sharing, linking, and liking have transformed the media and marketing industriesÂ

Spreadable Media is a rare inside look at todayâ€™s ever-changing media landscape. The days of corporate control over media content and its distribution have been replaced by the age of what the digital media industries have called â€œuser-generated content.â€ Spreadable Media maps these fundamental changes, and gives readers a comprehensive look into the rise of participatory culture, from internet memes to presidential tweets.Â Â Â Â Â Â

The authors challenge our notions of what goes â€œviralâ€ and how by examining factors such as the nature of audience engagement and the environment of participation, and by contrasting the concepts of â€œstickinessâ€â€”aggregating attention in centralized placesâ€”with â€œspreadabilityâ€â€”dispersing content widely through both formal and informal networks. The former has often been the measure of media success in the online world, but the latter describes the actual ways content travels through social media. The book explores the internal tensions businesses face as they adapt to this new, spreadable, communication reality and argues for the need to shift from â€œhearingâ€ to â€œlisteningâ€ in corporate culture.Â

Now with a new afterword addressing changes in the media industry, audience participation, and political reporting, and drawing on modern examples from online activism campaigns, film, music, television, advertising, and social mediaâ€”from both the U.S. and around the worldâ€”the authors illustrate the contours of our current media environment. For all of us who actively create and share content, Spreadable Media provides a clear understanding of how people are spreading ideas and the implications these activities have for business, politics, and everyday life, both on- and offline.
Country USA
Brand New York University Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780814743508
ReleaseDate 2013-01-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814743508

Country	USA
Brand	New York University Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780814743508
ReleaseDate	2013-01-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814743508

Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Postmillennial Pop, 15)

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