For this week, one of the articles I read was Lingel & Naaman's "You Should Have Been There Man: Live Music, DIY Content and Online Communities. I chose this article because I've always been a fan of music and have some experience in the DIY underground music scene, albeit many years ago. One of the discoveries made by the authors was that people who document live shows, often miss out on much of the experience; it is hard to concentrate and enjoy yourself when you're essentially doing a job, even if it's one you enjoy doing. The benefits, however, while typically non-monetary, include an increase in social capital from other music fans that could not attend the show for a variety of reasons. So, essentially there is a trade-off between enjoyment of the moment and producing a document for others to enjoy innumerable times in the future. My question is: what considerations would need to be present to justify the loss of enjoyment? Some of the interviewees mentioned that they would record only certain songs (those that are likely to get a lot of views). How would you balance the trade-off?
We've covered so many tools in this class so far, and though I doubt I will end up using most of them following completion of this course, there are some that I've found especially helpful and intend to explore further in the future. For example, I'm really enjoying Reddit right now, both for the multitude of different topics available and the breadth and depth of responses to questions or thoughts that people post. Likewise, I'm finding a lot of useful information and functionality on Twitter that I was heretofore unaware of. I can definitely see myself using both of these tools well after the completion of this class. Conversely, some tools, don't really speak to me. Instagram for instance appears to be based around images and I'm more of a wordy gal. Still, I'm glad I'm aware of it and the potential it has to reach a specific audience. I'm curious, what tools do you see yourself using/not using beyond this course, and why?
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