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Binding: Paperback
Release Date: September 2008
Edition: Revised
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ISBN-13: 9780814742952
ISBN-10: 0814742955
Author: Henry Jenkins
Publisher: NYU Press
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Summary:

Henry Jenkins at Authors@Google (video)

Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award

2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways.

Henry Jenkins, one of America's most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as media converge. He takes us into the secret world of Survivor Spoilers, where avid internet users pool their knowledge to unearth the show's secrets before they are revealed on the air. He introduces us to young Harry Potter fans who are writing their own Hogwarts tales while executives at Warner Brothers struggle for control of their franchise. He shows us how The Matrix has pushed transmedia storytelling to new levels, creating a fictional world where consumers track down bits of the story across multiple media channels.Jenkins argues that struggles over convergence will redefine the face of American popular culture. Industry leaders see opportunities to direct content across many channels to increase revenue and broaden markets. At the same time, consumers envision a liberated public sphere, free of network controls, in a decentralized media environment. Sometimes corporate and grassroots efforts reinforce each other, creating closer, more rewarding relations between media producers and consumers. Sometimes these two forces are at war.

Jenkins provides a riveting introduction to the world where every story gets told and every brand gets sold across multiple media platforms. He explains the cultural shift that is occurring as consumers fight for control across disparate channels, changing the way we do business, elect our leaders, and educate our children.

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Yet more insightful dialogue from Henry Jenkins
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Probably the best as far as looking at the role that media plays interacting with culture.

Good experience with Amazon
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I received this book days faster than I expected, and it was in really great condition. Sometimes you don't know if it'll come in the condition the seller says it will, but I was very happy with this purchase.

Convergence Culture
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Este libro de Henry Jenkins supuso uno de mis grande obsesiones bibliófilas desde que fue lanzado.
El tema de la convergencia, el choque entre los medios antiguos y el empoderamiento que trae el Internet (como punta del iceberg) supone uno de los temas más relevantes e interesantes. De verdad que después de leer Wikinomics, sentía que recién entraba y me asomaba a una ventana maravillosa la cual me empezaba a abrir la cabeza en términos de entender la etapa por la que atravesamos. Y es ahí donde aparece Jenkins con un libro que no solo es entretenido y simple de leer, sino que es un verdadero aporte para entender los cambios de paradigma en la comunicación, convergencia de medios y participación ciudadana.

Lo entretenido parte con los títulos de cada capitulo (algo no menor para enchancharnos en la lectura) los cuales vinculas eventos populares con temas a tratar. Así tenemos ejemplos como "Spoiling Survivor", "Buying into American Idol" o "The Matrix and transmedia storytelling". Cada uno, como bien decía antes, gira en torno a un gran evento cultural que de una u otra forma representa el tema a tratar.



Así es como "Spoiling" trata sobre la inteligencia colectiva aplicada al reality show "Survivor". Aquí Jenkins nos cuenta como la comunidad de fanáticos organizada en foros online lograba reunir información que iba desde averiguar donde se filmaría la próxima temporada, hasta adivinar el orden de eliminación de los participantes mucho antes de que saliese al aire. Lo interesante era ver como una persona aportaba con su expertise, y muchas otras en distintos estados e incluso países potenciaban eso y lo mejoraban logrando un resultado impresionante.

El episodio de American Idol habla sobre el provecho que las marcas sacan de una franquicia tan grande como este programa de talentos. Todo parte cuando el marketing de interrupción (al que estamos acostumbrados) nos empieza a hartar. Las personas tienen nuevas formas de evitar la publicidad y de consumir los medios. Por lo tanto las marcas deben resolver cómo llegar a sus consumidores. Es ahí donde nace esta forma de advertainment donde se mezcla entretenimiento con publicidad y las marcas se vuelven parte integral de un programa como Idol. Pero Jenkins va más allá y habla de cómo la gente consume estos programas y cómo, a través de los comentarios, votaciones y participación es capaz de reafirmar sus valores al compararse con los protagonistas de los shows.

No entrare en detalle a hablar de cada capitulo, pero espero que se hagan una idea de cómo el libro va construyéndose a partir de ejemplos esclarecedores y muy entretenidos, los cuales van acompañados de abstract de otros ejemplos "a menor escala".

El punto aquí es entender las nuevas formas en que se consumen los medios, la participación de las masas en la toma de decisiones, los cambios paradigmáticos en la tecnología y la distribución de nuestro tiempo libre, así como elementos como la colaboración, el crowdsourcing o los smartmobs.



Eso si, es muy importante entender que el Internet NO matara a medios tradicionales como la televisión, la radio o las revistas, sino que ambos convergerán, se potenciaran y deberán aprender unos de otros. Si bien el Internet parece ser un resumidero de TODO y nos da mucha mas participación como productores de contenido, los otros medios siguen siendo relevantes, concitan el interés de las personas y vendrán a complementar el mundo online. No se trata de destruir, sino de converger.

Jenkins es un experto del tema. Hace años que viene analizando estos temas y trabajando desde el MIT. Ha publicado bastante libros que tratan de explicar la influencia de los medios, su rol en nuestras vidas y de cierta forma, anticipar tendencias y elementos que no terminan por cuajar. Es de ahí gravitante la importancia de este libro para entender el escenario actual de la comunicación , la publicidad y el rol que los medios juegan y jugaran en el futuro inmediato.

Una lectura imperdible y altamente recomendable si se mezcla con -por ejemplo- "Living brands" o Wikinomics.
PEACE OUT

Topical but Disappointing in Lack of Global Context
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In this updated version of Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins takes readers on a kaleidoscope tour of American media forms and their impact on contemporary culture (American Idol, The Matrix, Star Wars, Harry Potter films, Survivor, YouTube and more). While the book asks important questions about media convergence, it would do well to consider the phenomenon in a truly global context.

OMG it's incredible!
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I had never considered some of the points that Jenkins puts forth in this book. Convergence Culture is a book about many of the things that technology is incorporating into our lives that we are slowly taking for granted.

If you have ever been interested in how technology is changing how we view the world, this is a good book to look at. The chapters focusing on Survivor, The Matrix, and Harry Potter fanficton are all of great interest.

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