Off Book: Visual Culture Online

What follows is a promo for an interesting PBS miniseries, which I won't see unless they post the full thing online, due to not being to get PBS over the air where I live.







For decades now, people have joined together online to communicate and collaborate around interesting imagery. In recent years, the pace and intensity of this activity has reached a fever pitch. With countless communities engaging in a constant exchange, building on each others' work, and producing a prodigious flow of material, we may be experiencing the early stages of a new type of artistic and cultural collaboration. In this episode of Off Book, we'll speak with a number of Internet experts and artists who'll give us an introductory look into this intriguing new world.


Featuring:


Chris Menning, Viral Trends Researcher, Buzzfeed
MemeFactory, Internet Researchers
Olivia Gulin, Visual Reporter, Know Your Meme
Ryder Ripps, Artist and Co-Creator, Dump.fm
John Kelly, PH.D., Founder and Chief Scientist, Morningside Analytics


Music by:


VLOOPER: http://vlooper.bandcamp.com/album/copycat-a-dilla-tribute
Hinariku216: http://soundcloud.com/hinariku216
Reno Project: http://soundcloud.com/renoproject


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Produced by Kornhaber Brown: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com
Story Development with Chris Menning, Viral Trends Researcher, Buzzfeed




Source: PBS Arts (video description lifted from Youtube)
Hat Tip to Scott Beale on G+