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1b. Remixable data and transformations


"Originating in hip hop and rap music, the notion that materials can be reused and rearranged for a new purpose is central to Web 2.0, where we as users share photos, music, text, ideas and opinions and 'riff off' each other to maintain and nurture dialogues."

This isn't new in our industry just that the Web 2.0 makes it so much easier and faster to see and be inspired by another artist without mentioning them. Also with just a click of a button you can access artists' work from all over the world. It is good to be inspired by other artists' work to help create your own, but I think you should credit them when they make an impact to you as a person and to your profession.

This made me also think about recent news of well known artists such as Beyoncé "being accused of copying visual artist Pipilotti Rists 1997 project "Ever is all over" for the video" (Sonis, R 2016) of "Hold Up" from the hit album Lemonade. 
Here's a link for a few more similar stories about other artists being accused of copying visual or audible from other artists:

  http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ed-sheeran-sued-copyright-infringement-8147915
"Blogs represent a type of remixing in a narrative, in contrast with the data-oriented remixing via tags"  (Yee, R 2008)

Using blogs is making us a producer of our own work but also a consumer of other blogs and information from the Web 2.0 to help create your own work. By using my blog I am remixing data and information now to further my knowledge. However for future think I will think about how to make my work unique and stand out from others.
“produsers engage not in a traditional form of content production, but are instead involved in produsage - the collaborative and continuous building and extending of existing content in pursuit of further improvement.” (Snurb, 2007)

 This highlights how as "produsers" we are blurring the line between between producer and consumer as we become both roles.
"Bruns (2007) argues that there isn't a step by step transition from reading and consuming materials to making and sharing them online each of us as we participate are both producer and consumer"

 This refers to me directly in my career being a self-employed dance teacher. As I am my own brand, my own producer but I consume the dance industry around me looking for opportunities for my students as well as looking for updates from examining boards. This also links in well to how I should be using the Web 2.0 to advertise my work and progress in my profession.
Bibliography 
  • Snurb. (2007). Produsage: A Working Definition. Available: http://produsage.org/produsage. Last accessed 07/03/17.
  • Sonis, R. (2016). Beyoncé Accused Of Stealing Another Artist’s Video For “Hold Up”. Available: http://www.idolator.com/7631901/beyonce-steals-video-hold-up-lemonade-pipilotti-rist. Last accessed 07/03/17.
  • Yee, R (2008). Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services Books for professionals by professionals The expert's voice in Web development. New York : Apress. p118.

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