Chapter 1 of Convergence Culture talks about the CBS show "Survivor" and the internet community of "spoilers" that try to find out as many secrets about the show as they possibly can. The article Media Lullabies: The Reinvention of the World Wide Web discusses the theory of convergence in more detail, more specifically how new technology is related to old technology. Some key ideas in the readings are the ideas of new technology being built from old technology, the ideas of online communities, and spoiling. The Media article talks about comparing the radio to TV and TV to the internet and how while you can compare them, they aren't separate entities but rather metamorphoses of each other. Convergence Culture discusses the idea of internet communities, groups of people who communicate for one reason or another. It talks about groups called Spoilers and how they work together to achieve a common goal. As far as spoiling is concerned, Convergence culture talks about this in detail, and in this case it is specifically referring to the show "Survivor", and how fans try to find out details about the show before it airs and share it with their community of other spoilers. The most difficult concept for me with the readings was probably delving deep into the online communities and just how consuming they are. In class this week I think we should discuss some other online communities and the effect they are having on our society. Online communities relate to the "real world" or my life mostly because I am online all the time and there are many things that i know myself and other individuals around the world relate to. There is a book series I am very into, and it is hugely popular around the country and with just one google search i know i can find multiple online communities discussing it.
Link to in-class project:http://strategicplanner.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/understanding-convergence/
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