Comments on: Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0 (XI): George Ritzer: Theorizing Web 2.0 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/ Information Society, Digital Divide, ICT4D Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Prosumidores en la Web 2.0: el nuevo estadio del capitalismo « tilt! http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-64568 Prosumidores en la Web 2.0: el nuevo estadio del capitalismo « tilt! Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:30:51 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/#comment-64568 [...] crítica. Hoy busco los apuntes que hice de esa ocasión (y que en el caso Ismael Peña López publicó en su web), y unos meses después les encuentro total relación con las nuevas críticas que teóricos de las [...] [...] crítica. Hoy busco los apuntes que hice de esa ocasión (y que en el caso Ismael Peña López publicó en su web), y unos meses después les encuentro total relación con las nuevas críticas que teóricos de las [...]

]]> By: Enric http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-37426 Enric Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:59:18 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/#comment-37426 There is another interesting trend Ritzer mentioned: the infantilization of consumers (based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Barber" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Barber's thoughts</a>, that somehow connected with the previous presentation of Ian Forrester, Senior "Backstage" Producer of the BBC. Forrester showed all the new 2.0 features and channels for "opening" the BBC to users, as well as new ways they are making developers participate offline. But wait, that is just like giving kids new toys and letting them play in the backyard, going out from time to time to see if there is something you could promote among them. An "open" TV company should let you do more in terms of deciding what is on or not, or at least enter a little bit more the decision-making structures. Otherwise, while kids are playing 2.0 <a href="http://www.savestoryville.org/" rel="nofollow">quite important issues can loss attention</a>. There is another interesting trend Ritzer mentioned: the infantilization of consumers (based on Benjamin Barber’s thoughts, that somehow connected with the previous presentation of Ian Forrester, Senior “Backstage” Producer of the BBC.

Forrester showed all the new 2.0 features and channels for “opening” the BBC to users, as well as new ways they are making developers participate offline. But wait, that is just like giving kids new toys and letting them play in the backyard, going out from time to time to see if there is something you could promote among them.

An “open” TV company should let you do more in terms of deciding what is on or not, or at least enter a little bit more the decision-making structures. Otherwise, while kids are playing 2.0 quite important issues can loss attention.

]]> By: Prosumer, get to hacking and make something. « A Web App, 2 Guys and no money. http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-37419 Prosumer, get to hacking and make something. « A Web App, 2 Guys and no money. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:21:22 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/#comment-37419 [...] Ismael Peña-López post  Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0 (XI)  Keynote Speech: George Ritzer Theorizing Web 2.0 There’s quite a consensus that Web 2.0 is [...] [...] Ismael Peña-López post  Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0 (XI)  Keynote Speech: George Ritzer Theorizing Web 2.0 There’s quite a consensus that Web 2.0 is [...]

]]> By: Joitske http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-36900 Joitske Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:15:59 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/#comment-36900 I think a important part of the prosumer idea in web2.0 application is about personal expression in public, of ideas, creativity, your own personality etc. I think that in the Maslow hierarchy, this is really in the top of the pyramid (or a new top) of self-realisation and expression. So the tools (eg. youtube, ning, etc) offer that space for people to express themselves in public. I think a important part of the prosumer idea in web2.0 application is about personal expression in public, of ideas, creativity, your own personality etc. I think that in the Maslow hierarchy, this is really in the top of the pyramid (or a new top) of self-realisation and expression. So the tools (eg. youtube, ning, etc) offer that space for people to express themselves in public.

]]> By: César http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-36436 César Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:44:39 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070906-towards-a-social-science-of-web-20-xi-george-ritzer-theorizing-web-20/#comment-36436 I'll agree with you, for once. Mostly :-). For me, someone who breaks the iPhone is a hacker. But someone who takes the Sopranos TV series and remixes it and retells it in nine minutes and posts it on YouTube (<a title="YouTube - 9 Nine Minute Sopranos (Complete 7 Minute Version!)" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgRwxx7au0" rel="nofollow">here</a>)... that's a prosumer. I’ll agree with you, for once. Mostly :-). For me, someone who breaks the iPhone is a hacker. But someone who takes the Sopranos TV series and remixes it and retells it in nine minutes and posts it on YouTube (here)… that’s a prosumer.

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