Lovink’s article was about how Youtube became a phenomenon. It is basically a database of information. Today Youtube offers many options any one person is able to “Broadcast yourself” or search almost any topic in the world. It attracts all ages and is creatively designed so that the viewers watch multiple videos without losing interest. A good amount of videos on Youtube are short so the viewers that watch a bunch of them sometimes don’t realize just how much time they were consumed for because they only think oh the video was only 3 minutes. The viewers did not multiple it by 25 videos or so.
Manovich’s discusses how the user base has switched from credited professional sources to content and information produced by non-credited or professional users. He argues that with the use of the web today we are able to make old media new again and add new life to it. In both articles we see a sense of optimism. Both authors are trying to show us the advantages of the web 2.0 as well as how our society has switched to non-credited sources of information and entertainment. The web is able to consume us more with the addition of Youtube and other new aged sites.
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