Participatory Culture: Ted Talk By Henry Jenkins

Participatory Culture

In the Ted talk video by Henry Jenkins he discusses how the younger generations are actively participating online. Jenkins talks about how they use Web 2.0 platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. How teenagers use these online websites to communicate and interact with each other is also known as participatory culture. Jenkins started looking into participatory culture before the internet. Along with the features of participatory culture, one other thing Jenkins highlights is that “young people become active social agents with more power in their hands than any previous generation and with great power, comes great responsibility,” (TEDxTalks). “Young people do things in the world that matter, young people can
Jenkins talk mainly focuses on a link between participatory culture and participatory media and technologies. He believes that the most successful stories of participatory culture are when young people and adults meet each other based on common interests. He talks about this in relation to new media literacy and civic engagement. As more and more young people are becoming introduced to online technology they are sharing their ideas in online community settings outside the realm of just their friends and family. In the TED talk Jenkins highlights five key characteristics in which he identities for the Participatory Culture Framework. The first he talks about in the framework of participatory culture is “relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement. The second is a strong support for creating and sharing one’s projects. Thirdly, informal mentorship. Fourth, a belief that contributions matter and lastly, a sense of social
LinkedIn in is a social network for professionals. It doesn’t matter what major you are, how much experience you have. “Linked in is for anyone and everyone who is interested in taking their professional lives seriously and want to find new opportunities to grow their career and connect with others,” (Nations, Daniel). One feature that LinkedIn has is you can add “connections” which is similar to making a friend request on Facebook. You connect with people that have similar interests as you. In fact, there is a certain section where you can just follow certain things you are interested in. This can be company pages, or people depending on your location and interests. After all, Jenkins believed the most successful use of participatory culture is when young people meet adults and connect based on similar