This week in class we discussed social networks and the creative use of internet sites. In terms of me using the internet creatively it just doesn't happen. I use Facebook and that is about it. I have a tumblr account but I never use it because I don't want tumblr to own everything I upload. I wouldn't say I interact creatively with either site because I am not that interactive with them in the first place.
With reference to Burgess and Bank's text User-created content and online social networks I agree that in order for these sites to function users have to create the content. It is a vicious cycle. If all the world were lazy like me and couldn't be bothered in participating in generating content for these sites, then these sites would not be in existence. Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, Myspace and others have become multibillion companies who are oozing in money that we the public are creating. The sites wouldn't be so wealthy if we didn't use them. They make money of us by placing adds on our pages. Shouldn't it be us who are getting the profits from these sites? We are the ones who making them popular, if we didn't create content for the site they wouldn't have the money they have. Maybe I should email Mark Zucherberg and ask him why I am not receiving the money advertisers pay to put ads on my page. It is my page right?
Anyway just some food for thought.
With reference to Burgess and Bank's text User-created content and online social networks I agree that in order for these sites to function users have to create the content. It is a vicious cycle. If all the world were lazy like me and couldn't be bothered in participating in generating content for these sites, then these sites would not be in existence. Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, Myspace and others have become multibillion companies who are oozing in money that we the public are creating. The sites wouldn't be so wealthy if we didn't use them. They make money of us by placing adds on our pages. Shouldn't it be us who are getting the profits from these sites? We are the ones who making them popular, if we didn't create content for the site they wouldn't have the money they have. Maybe I should email Mark Zucherberg and ask him why I am not receiving the money advertisers pay to put ads on my page. It is my page right?
Anyway just some food for thought.
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