Palfrey, J. and Gasser, U. (2008) Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. New York: Basic Books.
Discovered
I will be using this text to underpin the argument I will be developing in chapter one, chapter one of my dissertation explores the role of digital natives, those born into a world with the internet and don't know any different. Digital natives are responsible for the rise of youtube and therefore exploring this generation will frame my argument for rise of youtube into a media powerhouse.
Key Quotes
‘when social digital technologies [first]…came online’
‘They have created a 24/7 network that blends the human with the technical’
‘tremendously creative…they show off who they aspire to be and put their most creative selves before the world’.
‘The internet has unleashed an explosion of creativity and along with it thousands of new forms of creative expression’
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