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Youtube: Online Video and Participatory Culture

Patrick Stearns

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John Burgess and Joshua Green concentrate on conveying what YouTube is, an online visual global popular force; how it has changed the landscape of video sharing, influencing virtual communities, promoting mainstream popular culture; and how it has enhanced participatory culture. Burgess and Green, with the assistance of contributors Henry Jenkins and John Hartley, look at the beginnings of YouTube, along with key debates regarding its Internet presence and its impact on new media.

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Key concepts: Mainstream, Participatory culture, Popular culture, Citizen journalism, Media studies, The Internet, Social media, Sociology