Further to our recent post on content creators (also mentioning Henry Jenkins), here’s a link to another video clip in which he gazes wistfully into the future. He is suggesting that the new tools, and the new interactivity, will lead to more serious human activity that will impact on society and various aspects of our lives in more profound ways.
From what I have seen in the blogging world, I would agree. Jenkins is talking about the maturing of the use of a medium towards creating usefulness, impact and meaning.
See the previous ThermoSAT post "Is The Internet A New Medium ? … which is a republishing of a post I wrote about 18 months ago titled The Medium Is The Meaning That We Consume and Create".
MIT’s Henry Jenkins, who heads the Comparative Media Studies Program, believes that what we’re seeing with young people is just the beginning of a new way of communicating. He calls what’s happening at social networking sites “playing with information,” and says that the MySpace generation will grow up to use those valuable tools to have a profound impact on how they communicate about more important things like politics.
We also believe that young people will soon produce thoughtful, powerful content that will impact society. It’s an inevitable progression – and we looking forward to seeing it.
Tags: content creation, digital generations, meaning, impact, wirearchy
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