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Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

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Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award "Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on. . . . He intends his book to be a powerful tool both now and in the future . . . . This is a book to be praised. It raises many issues." --Los Angeles Times "Remarkable. . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous. . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging." --Publishers Weekly "Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach." --The McClatchy Newspapers "I thought I knew twenty-first century pop media until I read Henry Jenkins. The fresh research and radical insights in Convergence Culture deserve a wide and thoughtful readership. Bring on the `monolithic block of eyeballs!'" --Bruce Sterling, author, blogger, visionary "Henry Jenkins offers crucial insight into an unexpected and unforeseen future. Unlike most predictions about how New Media will shape the world in which we live, the reality is turning out far stranger and more interesting than we might have imagined. The social implications of this change could be staggering." --Will Wright, designer of SimCity and The Sims "One of those rare works that is closer to an operating system than a traditional book: it's a platform that people will be building on for years to come. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of today's popular culture--but thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn't need a
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Overall Rating: Star FullStar FullStar FullStar HalfStar Empty ( 17 reviews )
  1. Star FullStar FullStar FullStar FullStar Empty Posted: Jul 27 2009

    Este libro de Henry Jenkins supuso uno de mis grande obsesiones bibli??filas desde que fue lanzado. El tema de la convergencia, el choque entre los medios antiguos y el empoderamiento que trae el Internet (como punta del iceberg) supone uno de los temas m??s relevantes e interesantes. De verdad que despu??s de leer Wikinomics, sent??a que reci??n entraba y me asomaba a una ventana maravillosa la cual me empezaba a abrir la cabeza en t??rminos de entender la etapa por la que atravesamos. Y es ah?? donde aparece Jenkins con un libro que no solo es entretenido y simple de leer, sino que es un verdadero aporte para entender los cambios de paradigma en la comunicaci??n, convergencia de medios y participaci??n ciudadana. Lo entretenido parte con los t??tulos de cada capitulo (algo no menor para enchancharnos en la lectura) los cuales vinculas eventos populares con temas a tratar. As?? tenemos ejemplos como "Spoiling Survivor", "Buying into American Idol" o "The Matrix and transmedia storytelling". Cada uno, como bien dec??a antes, gira en torno a un gran evento cultural que de una u otra forma representa el tema a tratar. As?? es como "Spoiling" trata sobre la inteligencia colectiva aplicada al reality show "Survivor". Aqu?? Jenkins nos cuenta como la comunidad de fan??ticos organizada en foros online lograba reunir informaci??n que iba desde averiguar donde se filmar??a la pr??xima temporada, hasta adivinar el orden de eliminaci??n de los participantes mucho antes de que saliese al aire. Lo interesante era ver como una persona aportaba con su expertise, y muchas otras en distintos estados e incluso pa??ses potenciaban eso y lo mejoraban logrando un resultado impresionante. El episodio de American Idol habla sobre el provecho que las marcas sacan de una franquicia tan grande como este programa de talentos. Todo parte cuando el marketing de interrupci??n (al que estamos acostumbrados) nos empieza a hartar. Las personas tienen nuevas formas de evitar la publicidad y de consumir los medios. Por lo tanto las marcas deben resolver c??mo llegar a sus consumidores. Es ah?? donde nace esta forma de advertainment donde se mezcla entretenimiento con publicidad y las marcas se vuelven parte integral de un programa como Idol. Pero Jenkins va m??s all?? y habla de c??mo la gente consume estos programas y c??mo, a trav??s de los comentarios, votaciones y participaci??n es capaz de reafirmar sus valores al compararse con los protagonistas de los shows. No entrare en detalle a hablar de cada capitulo, pero espero que se hagan una idea de c??mo el libro va construy??ndose a partir de ejemplos esclarecedores y muy entretenidos, los cuales van acompa??ados de abstract de otros ejemplos "a menor escala". El punto aqu?? es entender las nuevas formas en que se consumen los medios, la participaci??n de las masas en la toma de decisiones, los cambios paradigm??ticos en la tecnolog??a y la distribuci??n de nuestro tiempo libre, as?? como elementos como la colaboraci??n, el crowdsourcing o los smartmobs. Eso si, es muy importante entender que el Internet NO matara a medios tradicionales como la televisi??n, la radio o las revistas, sino que ambos converger??n, se potenciaran y deber??n aprender unos de otros. Si bien el Internet parece ser un resumidero de TODO y nos da mucha mas participaci??n como productores de contenido, los otros medios siguen siendo relevantes, concitan el inter??s de las personas y vendr??n a complementar el mundo online. No se trata de destruir, sino de converger. Jenkins es un experto del tema. Hace a??os que viene analizando estos temas y trabajando desde el MIT. Ha publicado bastante libros que tratan de explicar la influencia de los medios, su rol en nuestras vidas y de cierta forma, anticipar tendencias y elementos que no terminan por cuajar. Es de ah?? gravitante la importancia de este libro para entender el escenario actual de la comunicaci??n , la publicidad y el rol que los medios juegan y jugaran en el futuro inmediato. Una lectura imperdible y altamente recomendable si se mezcla con -por ejemplo- "Living brands" o Wikinomics. PEACE OUT

  2. Star FullStar FullStar FullStar EmptyStar Empty Posted: Jul 20 2009

    In this updated version of Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins takes readers on a kaleidoscope tour of American media forms and their impact on contemporary culture (American Idol, The Matrix, Star Wars, Harry Potter films, Survivor, YouTube and more). While the book asks important questions about media convergence, it would do well to consider the phenomenon in a truly global context.

  3. Star FullStar FullStar FullStar FullStar Full ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 8 2009

    I had never considered some of the points that Jenkins puts forth in this book. Convergence Culture is a book about many of the things that technology is incorporating into our lives that we are slowly taking for granted. If you have ever been interested in how technology is changing how we view the world, this is a good book to look at. The chapters focusing on Survivor, The Matrix, and Harry Potter fanficton are all of great interest.

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Product Specs for Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

Author: Henry Jenkins
Number Of Pages: 336
Category: Hardcover
Brand: NYU Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 302.230973
Label: NYU Press
Manufacturer: NYU Press
Product Group: Book
Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Release Date: 2006-08-01
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