Book chapter
Connections, Commerce, and Philanthropy
Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media, p.71
University of Iowa Press
11/15/2020
Abstract
It is undeniable that multiple facets of Nerdfighteria are entwined with money. Books are both commercial and artistic objects, and although Nerdfighteria is not confined to a single platform, for media environments like YouTube, the number of viewers, the number of minutes they watch, and related aspects of consumption factor into creator revenues. Relationships exist between major publishers and the entities behind YouTube and the activities it fosters, such as VidCon, now owned by ViaCom, which had acquired Simon & Schuster earlier in its corporate history.¹ André Schiffrin, as have others, presents the case for understanding “what was being published …
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Connections, Commerce, and Philanthropy
- Creators
- Jennifer Burek Pierce
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media, p.71
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/15/2020
- Academic Unit
- Library and Information Science; Interdisciplinary Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984003014902771
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