Participation
Friday, October 16, 2009 by Joel
With the shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 a new platform has arison which expands the possibilities of online participation. Users now have more 'agency' and ability to involve themselves in numerous online activities which have now become normalised such as blogging and peer to peer interaction. This change has affected everyone's involvement with the internet, and the ability to create, customise and share has allowed the boundaries for such activities to be endless.
A current example of online participation on the new platform exists in Orcon's new campaign to search for 8 Kiwi's to re-record Iggy Pop's classic song 'The Passenger' and do it entirely via Orcon Broadband. To watch the original version of 'The Passenger' click here.
What is great about this campaign is that New Zealanders through online participation are able to audition for a chance to be involved in the re-recording, and submit their auditions online via youtube video's. The angency of internet users allows participation in this competition, and the amount of auditions are testiment to how many active participant's of web 2.0 there are in New Zealand. To watch a selection of the auditions so far, click here, and remember its not to late to enter!
A current example of online participation on the new platform exists in Orcon's new campaign to search for 8 Kiwi's to re-record Iggy Pop's classic song 'The Passenger' and do it entirely via Orcon Broadband. To watch the original version of 'The Passenger' click here.
What is great about this campaign is that New Zealanders through online participation are able to audition for a chance to be involved in the re-recording, and submit their auditions online via youtube video's. The angency of internet users allows participation in this competition, and the amount of auditions are testiment to how many active participant's of web 2.0 there are in New Zealand. To watch a selection of the auditions so far, click here, and remember its not to late to enter!