If It Doesn’t Spread, It’s Dead (Part One): Media Viruses and Memes By Henry Jenkins
Thursday, February 12th, 2009

MIT Convergence Culture Consortium: Weblog
The re-use, remixing and adaptation of the LOLcat idea instead suggest that the spread and replication of this form of cultural production is not due to the especially compelling nature of the LOLcat idea but the fact it can be used to make meaning. A similar situation can be seen in [...]

Footnote 96
Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Jenkins, Henry (2006) Convergence Culture pp 101-103, sidebar.
Henry Jenkins’ work can provide an excellent starting point in understanding trends in contemporary media culture. See the suggested reading list in the back of the book for a wealth of follow-up material.
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Footnote 48
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Read the chapter “Why Heather Can Write” in Jenkins, Henry (2006) Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

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