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Research Article
YouTube as a participatory culture
Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1002/yd.376
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Issue
New Directions for Youth Development
Special Issue: New Media and Technology: Youth as Content Creators
Volume 2010, Issue 128, pages 65–74, Winter 2010
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How to Cite
Chau, C. (2010), YouTube as a participatory culture. New Directions for Youth Development, 2010: 65–74. doi: 10.1002/yd.376
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 JAN 2011
- Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011
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Abstract
There is an explosion of youth subscriptions to original content-media-sharing Web sites such as YouTube. These Web sites combine media production and distribution with social networking features, making them an ideal place to create, connect, collaborate, and circulate. By encouraging youth to become media creators and social networkers, new media platforms such as YouTube offer a participatory culture in which youth can develop, interact, and learn. As youth development researchers, we must be cognizant of this context and critically examine what this platform offers that might be unique to (or redundant of) typical adolescent experiences in other developmental contexts.