Armstrong, H. and Stojmirovic, Z. (2011) Participate: Designing with User Generated Content. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Discovered
To coincide with my research into YouTube as a platform for user generated content, I have found this book which explores how such platforms, service or interactive forums are designed to enhance and enable user participation. Reading this book has given me a deeper understanding of how tools and methods can be used to promote and enhance user engagement within product or service. This is strengthened both my understanding of YouTube as well giving me a better understanding of how YouTube could potentially be improved to make better use and ease the process of creating and distributing user generated content.
Key Quotes
'Digital tools and social media have exposed many creative industries to public interaction, causing a simultaneous valuing and devaluing of of artistic expertise'
'Media and their modes of distribution of in flux.'
'Participatory design requires user content for completion'
'Consumer's participate because it's cheap, easy and fun...This shift toward cheap online production and distribution does not seem to be ending anytime soon'
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