Comments on: YouTube community rules http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/02/28/youtube-community-rules/ Gina's E-learning and Digital Cultures site - part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/02/28/youtube-community-rules/#comment-3597 Giraf87 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:55:42 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/02/28/youtube-community-rules/#comment-3597 YouTube reaches a billion monthly viewers, boosted by 'Generation C' A key thing about Gen C, identified by the Nielsen Research Group, is that unlike the Generation X and Y of the past, they aren't defined by their age. Instead, it's their "connected behaviour" that's the common thread: they constantly switch between devices, are deeply engaged with online video (both for watching and creating), thrive on the community around it, and are expert "curators" – able to find the content they want. I was intrigued by the idea of 'community around it'....Maybe what is mean the community of users, rather than a particular group? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/21/youtube-billion-monthy-viewers-generation-c YouTube reaches a billion monthly viewers, boosted by ‘Generation C’

A key thing about Gen C, identified by the Nielsen Research Group, is that unlike the Generation X and Y of the past, they aren’t defined by their age. Instead, it’s their “connected behaviour” that’s the common thread: they constantly switch between devices, are deeply engaged with online video (both for watching and creating), thrive on the community around it, and are expert “curators” – able to find the content they want.

I was intrigued by the idea of ‘community around it’….Maybe what is mean the community of users, rather than a particular group?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/21/youtube-billion-monthy-viewers-generation-c

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