Tag Archive

Viral Video

By Kim De Vries

When people talk about viral videos, memes, and such, they mean videos or more generally ideas that spread (especially online) as if they have a life of their own.  This video by Anthropology professor Mike Wesch was originally put online in 2007 and now in 2009 has be viewed almost 10,500,000 thousand times.  It... »

Participation culture, creativity, and social change

By Kim De Vries

In this video, David Gauntlett, a British scholar of audience studies, talks about the potential impact of Web 2.0 on education.  In addition to explaining why he thinks the kinds of activities fostered by Web 2.0 foster active learning, he also critiques both mass media and the educational system for making us all into... »