The (first part of the) initial question of this week, which is (for the people who don't know...):
"We talked about the commodification of time related to our dedication of time to
various online spaces.Some of these virtual communities are becoming commodified
and function solely by the mechanisms of participation. Some people argue (e.g.,
Jenkins, Adrejevic, Uricchio) that participation may be a form of labor. Please
try to argue whether you agree or disagree. Please think about the various uses
of the notion of 'participation'. "
"We talked about the commodification of time related to our dedication of time to
various online spaces.Some of these virtual communities are becoming commodified
and function solely by the mechanisms of participation. Some people argue (e.g.,
Jenkins, Adrejevic, Uricchio) that participation may be a form of labor. Please
try to argue whether you agree or disagree. Please think about the various uses
of the notion of 'participation'. "
reminded me of the new morning broadcastshow of the radio station '3FM'. In this show Giel Beelen (the DJ of the show) asked listeners to check the website to become part of the community by signing up for his 'employmentagency'. If you sign up, he can call you in the morning to give a contribution to the show (regarding your interests, actual job, place where you live, etc.) For example, a celebrity is visting Utrecht, and this happens to be the place where you live, you can be asked to give a report on the celeb. Ofcourse you won't get paid by 3FM, they expect people will contribute anyway, since they are a fan of the show - and in this case of the celebrity...?
Interesting to take in to account when thinking of participation as a form of labor, especially because the producers themselves use the name 'employmentagency' here.
The broadcast of the show just started last week, so the coming weeks/months will show how the concept develops...
More info can be found here (in Dutch), http://giel.vara.nl/uitzendbureau.php
Adios
Interesting to take in to account when thinking of participation as a form of labor, especially because the producers themselves use the name 'employmentagency' here.
The broadcast of the show just started last week, so the coming weeks/months will show how the concept develops...
More info can be found here (in Dutch), http://giel.vara.nl/uitzendbureau.php
Adios