There is a lot to be said about Kanye West lately, and a prime example of this in the youtube/digital culture is by this guy called Phil, who goes by "sxephil" and I'm sure there has to be someone here who knows who I'm talking about.
Phil hosts shows/short videos on youtube, delivering and satirizing interesting/popular news. This video is one of his latest vlogs and it mostly highlights Kanye and some kid who faked his own kidnapping due to a horrible grade report. His style in pretty intense because he talks so fast, but in a way that actually keeps my attention better. In the end of his videos, Phil encourages viewers to respond to a question or his video, which really shows the interactivity that is going on in this virtual community. There are also links embedded in the video itself that links to his other videos, which further encourages viewers to dig more into his content.
Phil also delivers layered content by providing links to topics that he spoke about in his vlog for those who are interested in getting more information. One of the links from this video is to his site where he posts up these pictures that were sent to him, showing that Kanye has apparently become a meme in our pop culture. (http://www.phillyd.tv/2009/09/15/kanye-west-is-a-meme-now/)
To sum it up, I believe that this is a prime example of what we were talking in class about the convergence of media where content becomes remediate almost instantly and constantly.
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ReplyDeleteI understand that Kanye Has become an Internet Meme. I have to question what provoked him to take the course of action he did. I think it was a deliberate act in hopes of increasing his presence within the collective intelligence of the internet. What is my evidence you might ask... Google Trends shows that Taylor Swift is more popular than Kanye West this year. Follow the provided link.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=Kanye+West%2C+Taylor+Swift&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
I am new to this whole blogging & vlogging media on the Internet, so I am not knowledgeable of many sites. I found this one very interesting because it is unlike anything I have ever watched or seen. I agree this is a prime example of convergence culture. He is an ordinary guy recording his show from his home. It is very casual and conversational. Thanks for putting this up, it was a good start to our blog & helping me understand more about the vlogging world :)
ReplyDeletedeThouars - yeah, and apparently people are making T-Shirts that emulates this meme too, which further makes him a hot topic. Whether or not he did it on purpose I wouldn't know, but you could speculate that, as you said, but in other words, that it was a ploy to gain publicity. As with many other pop culture icons who turned wreck-less in the limelight and in return gains more publicity.
ReplyDeletehergzy - That sounds awesome! If you could provide a link to it, that would have been awesome for us to check it out! No fear, you'll get used to it soon enough. Happy blogging!