April 2008 | MediaSmarts

With a little help from my friends
Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 23 Apr 2008.

Third entry in a series looks at sites that help users create content. In the last instalment of this series we looked at some of examples of user-created media such as mashups, fan movies and machinima.

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Internet & Mobile, Media Production, Resources, Video Games
DIY Media: Mashups, fan movies, and machinima
Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 14 Apr 2008.

This is the second in a series of columns looking at the history and future of Web 2.0. In the last instalment of this series we examined the origins of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) ethic and some of the issues around the definition of “user-created content.” Turning from the theoretical to the practical, we’ll now take a look at just what is actually out there, and begin to examine some of the ethical and legal implications.

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Internet & Mobile, Media Production, Movies, Music, Video Games
Do It Yourself
Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 03 Apr 2008.

This is the first in a series of blogs looking at the history and future of Web 2.0. From Facebook pages to viral Barack Obama speeches, the latest boom to hit the media is the rise of user-created content. Services such as Facebook and YouTube have created a new business model: rather than selling content to consumers, as media companies traditionally have done.

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