The gap between TV and weblogs

Interesting article on the website of NRC.next on the gap between old and new media. Lifestyle-blogger Nalden turned his hobby into his work and now makes a living from his weblog www.nalden.net. How? That's the question TV host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk asked him on the TV show 'De Wereld Draait Door'. The conversation shows that Matthijs is not really into new media...



Nalden is pretty surprised about the fact that Matthijs is not familiar with Twitter. Nalden wants to fill up this gap between old and new media, but how he is going to do that will be a surprise. He does admit that there will be some 'hopeless' cases of people that don't want to understand new media, but he thinks those people should stay lazy and just watch TV. (Ironically he claims this live on a TV show to an audience of passive viewers...)

Also interesting to see the reactions on the article of NRC.next. Some people say they like the gap (or seperation) between new media and televisison, because they think it's relaxing to just sit and watch for a moment. The question is now if this 'gap' will keep on existing, or is it going to be filled up with a bridge between old and new media, and ultimately create a combination between old and new media; a new medium perhaps?

Will Peer Production structurally change the TV industry? That is the question we will answer in our presentation on Friday. Our presentation (in Pecha Kucha style) will be uplaoded on this weblog tomorrow..!

What is new?

Is it New?
This week we discussed the newness of the question from the creative industry professional we selected, Marc Adriani from BNN. This essay will contribute to finding an answer to the question of Marc Adriani: How can BNN use social media to enrich their television programs?
We start by looking at the history and use of television, then we move over to the developments in changing society and the features of social media. At the end give a conclusion on what is new about a collaboration between Television and Social Media.

The complete document can be found here.