Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture

Huffduffed by adactio on July 4th, 2009

Remember Susan Boyle? "David After Dentist"? "Keyboard Cat"? All recent internet sensations, and all well on their way to being forgotten for the next thing. Bill Wasik is a senior editor at Harper’s magazine. He’s credited with organizing the first flash mob, in New York City in 2003. He points to similar Web–driven hits (and his own online pranks) to show how the internet has sped up the stream of culture. But not just for celebrities and funny videos: music, news, politics, advertising. Wasik says it all becomes "nanostories" that tumble over each other — "a churning culture of distraction." Bill Wasik looks at how the digital revolution is changing culture in his book, "And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture." He spoke at Town Hall in Seattle on June 16, 2009.

http://kuow.org/program.php?current=LI

download

Tagged with

Also huffduffed as…

  1. Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture

    —Huffduffed by Clampants on July 1st, 2009

  2. Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture

    —Huffduffed by Indyplanets on July 2nd, 2009

  3. Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture

    —Huffduffed by dealingwith on July 1st, 2009

  4. Bill Wasik on Internet-Driven Culture

    —Huffduffed by snapncrackle on January 11th, 2010

Possibly related…

  1. Do Memes Shape Our Future? (part 1 Of 2)

    Phil and Stephen, from The Speculist, talk about the importance of Memes and ask "How important are ideas in shaping the future"?

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by Clampants one year ago

  2. Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1179: The guy who makes OK Go go

    Here’s an awesome behind the scenes interview with the people behind the Rube Goldberg machine viral hit OKgo video "This Too Shall Pass."

    Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w Show Permalink: http://www.cnet.com/8301-19709_1-10464691-10.html?tag=mncol;title

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by digitalvision 2 days ago

  3. The Digital Era: What’s Next?

    Learn what you need to know now to keep your competitive edge! Entertainment and technology expert Mark Ghuneim offers a crash course on how digital technologies are transforming the media industry. After 16 years at Sony Music USA, Ghuneim launched Wiredset, a digital marketing agency and technology incubator for TV networks, record labels, and brands. He also founded the social media tracking and data visualization service, Trendrr.

    The discussion is moderated by Jack Myers, one of the media industry’s leading visionaries and economic forecasters. Learn how phenomena like social communities, user-generated content, commercial-avoidance technologies, and performance-based media have changed the rules. Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Location: New York, NY, The New School,

    Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/Digital_Era_What_s_Nextr

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by Clampants 3 months ago

Share

Amazon