In the first article, “The Art of Watching Databases,” Geert Lovink discusses the popular video database, YouTube, and how society has become addicted to this sense of “snack culture” where searching for videos has become just as important finding while we develop ADHD tendencies and are submissive to the power of the anonymous Internet.
In the second article, “The Practice of Everyday (Media) Life,” Lev Manovich illustrates on the transformation of media into social media, while discussing the concept of Web 2.0 and how large producing corporations are expanding on the strategy of ‘Do It Yourself’ products for their consumers.
Both articles acknowledge the rapidly changing world of media and society’s use of the Internet. However, “The Art of Watching Databases” concentrates more on the power of video-streaming websites like YouTube and society’s addiction to “clicking” while “The Practice of Everyday (Media) Life” focuses on the concept of Web 2.0 and the concepts and strategies that people can build on with the revolution of social media.
I love this concept of "snack culture". It's so accurate. I feel like I haven't had a real meal in years.
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