Crick, Matthew, 1966-

Power, surveillance, and culture in youtube's digital sphere / by Matthew Crick. - 1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations. - Advances in social networking and online communities (ASNOC) book series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Youtube's importance and how the internet shapes the youtube experience -- Making and sharing youtube videos, history and youtube economics and advertising : the promise of a better world -- Medium theory, cultural studies and other ways of seeing youtube -- Youtube politics -- The filmed wars : new audience frontiers and invisible boundaries -- Youtube : surveillance, power, audience, and monetizing the message -- Original research examining youtube users (youtubers) attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors : the Bronx pilot study -- The new jersey youtube experience survey : new research and observations -- Learning in youtube : what else is happening in the online universe of pets and pop stars? -- Youtube and Google : glorious days -- References -- Key terms.

"This book examines the imaginative, socioeconomic, and innovative features of the video sharing community of YouTube and how these areas traverse the digital world, highlighting theoretical concepts and empirical research, as well as an in-depth discussion on cultural studies, participatory experience, and media theory"--

9781466698567 (e-book)


YouTube (Electronic resource)


Online social networks.
Internet videos--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HM742 / .C745 2016

302.30285