Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins, starts about by talking about what convergence culture is. Jenkins sums it up to mostly mean the joining of new and old forms of media on all levels. It bears down to participation of user and its final product of content generation. "New media technologies enabled the same content to flow through many different channels and assume many different forms at the point of reception." p. 11
"...we are in an age of media transition, one marked by tactical decisions and unintended consequences, mixed signals and competing interests, and most of all, unclear directions and unpredictable outcomes." Pool 11
"Our lives, relationships, memories, fantasies, desires also flow across media channels." p. 17
As a DTC student and an avid technological participant, I have found this short intro very interesting and particularly well connected. I think that being well connected is the key to understanding technological impact. In the intro by Jenkins, I get the feeling that he is focussing on that without actually just saying that. Being connected to the physical world through technology can often be very difficult. This convergence of new and old is the issue at hand, and I think Jenkins is diving right in to that.
I honestly see very little connection to Weinberger, mostly because I feel like Weinbergers material was outdated and slightly irrelevant due to its simplicity and obviousness. I think Jenkins may touch on similar issues in web organization and digital organization, but I think he will take us down a far more relevant path.
This is a decent summary of J, but work to really find the key points of the chapter and really focus in on those. As for connections, think about W's focus on knowledge making and user-driven info, I think in that way they're almost saying the same thing, no?
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