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Digital Media & Culture: Collaborative Essay Collection 2018/Glossary
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Always-on is the phenomenon that we are connected to the network (information and people) everywhere and all the time (boyd, 2012, pp. 71-72). boyd, d. (2012). Participating in the always-on lifestyle. In M. Mandiberg (Ed.), The social media reader (pp. 71-76). New York: New York University Press.
Convergence is “the flow of content across multiple media platforms, the cooperation between multiple media industries, and the migratory behavio[u]r of media audiences who will go almost anywhere in search of the kinds of entertainment experiences they want” (Jenkins, 2006, p. 2). Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide. London: New York University Press.
Dataveillance is the “systematic use of personal data systems in the investigation or monitoring of the actions or communications” Clarke (1998, p. 499). Clarke, R. (1998). Privacy and Dataveillance, and organisational strategy. Retrieved 22/03, 2018.
Disconnectivity is a conscious disavowal or non-consumption to remove or not use media platforms (Portwood-Stacer, 2013, p.1042). Portwood-Stacer, L. (2013). Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption: The performative and political dimensions of Facebook abstention. New Media & Society, 15(7), 1041-1057. Doi: 10.1177/1461444812465139
Remediation is the repurposing of media or the “representation of one medium in another” (Bolter & Grusin, 2000, p. 45). Bolter, J. D., & Grusin, R. (2000). Remediation: Understanding new media. London: MIT Press.
Transmedia (storytelling) is “a process where integral elements of a fiction get dispersed systematically across multiple delivery channels for the purpose of creating a unified and coordinated entertainment experience. Ideally, each medium makes it[s] own unique contribution to the unfolding of the story” (Jenkins, 2011, n.p.) Jenkins, H. (2011). Transmedia 202: Further reflections. Retrieved 27/01, 2018.
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