Dan Gillmor’s Mediactive and the Changing Forms of Media Production and Interaction
Information overflow requires us to take an active approach to media, in part to manage the flow pouring over us each day, but also to make informed judgments about the significance of what we see. Being passive receivers of news and information, our custom through the late 20th Century era of mass media, isn’t adequate in the new century’s Digital Age mediasphere, where information comes at us from almost everywhere, and from almost anyone. (from Mediactive)
Been referring to changes of form for music and media quite a bit recently. The idea is pristinely captured in Dan Gillmor’s new book. Wanted to share the source of these references, as I’ve seen a few questions pop up in my inbox related to what I meant by change of forms in media, especially music. The idea is twofold:
- How are the production practices and output of creators altered by the evolving technological and economic landscape?
- How are consumer preferences changing in relationship to new technologies and markets for media products?
This framework, provides a great foundation for economic, sociological, legal, artistic, and technological inquiry. More about this to come.
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