Comments on My Media Consumption: Content, Format, Platform and Sources

• restrictive platforms = restricted media sources?
• Posted by Librarian on February 25, 2011 at 11:30am EST
• do you think consuming most of your media through such restrictive platforms (Apple products) have anything to do with it? You definitely have fewer options/more obstacles for consuming a lot of digital content....

• media diet
• Posted by Bryan Alexander , Senior fellow at NITLE on February 25, 2011 at 5:00pm EST
• I have some similarities: books (print, library, Kindle). Movies and tv (Netflix).
  
  But Apple plays little role in my life. I don't use iTunes for podcasts, preferring RSS feeds into Google Reader. I use a Windows laptop instead of MacBook or iPad.
  
  Another difference: my primary news source is the Web. A bunch of blogs do heavy lifting for me, especially as filters and curators. Google News is handy, as are pointers from various folks on Twitter and Facebook.
  
  Perhaps an older difference is that I don't consume current tv content. I see some programs, timeshifted via DVD (Netflix, library), along with others via YouTube. As a family we maintain a strict no-tv media diet, which has been a good thing for years.
  
  

• media consumption vs. attention span
• Posted , Student at Bennington College on March 10, 2011 at 1:30pm EST
• It's very interesting that your consumption is almost entirely electronic. I would be curious to know how quickly you move from one source to another, even without thinking about it. In other words, what is your average attention span when working between these media? I would guess, although I have nothing like proof, that the highly accessible nature of electronic media means that we spend less time on each before our attention gets diverted to another. If your media were harder (e.g. books and newspapers), it would make more sense to devote your attention thoroughly to one before moving to another, because of the (albeit minimal) extra energy expended in picking up paper and finding your place, then neatly putting it down again.
  
  Because I am a student in the midst of the information age, I feel somewhat compelled to keep my distance from electronic media as much as possible. I never watch TV, rarely movies, and although audiobooks are a great tool when I'm trying to multitask, I stick to the paper stuff as much as possible. I've found that it's a constant struggle to be engaged with electronic media, with all its potential, and not get sucked into its sensational aspects.

• My Media Consumption Diet
• Posted by dmarques at Bennington College on March 12, 2011 at 2:30pm EST
• Books:
  
  Content : Science related non-fiction, science fiction, culture-specific fiction.
  Format: Paper
  Platform: Paper
  Sources: Public Library, Personal library, college library
  
  Television and Movies:
  
  Content: Drama, Comedy, Documentary
  Format: Streaming, DVD
  Platform: MacBook Pro, TV
  Sources: Hulu, hard-copy
  
  Music:
  Content: World, Rock, Alternative, Rap/Hip-Hop, Indie, Blues, Vocal
  Format/Platform: iPhone, macbook pro, mp3
  Sources: iTunes, hardcopy (CDs)
  
  Magazines / Newspapers:
  
  Content: News
  Format/ Platform: iPhone apps, websites, and paper
  Sources: NYTimes, National Geographic
  
  Blogs, Articles, Videos:
  
  Content: Science, Language, Culture-specific information, animal behavior, entertainment
  Format: Digital
  Platform: MacBook Pro
  Sources: TED, (stumbleupon), Natgeo.com, hulu
  
  Podcasts:
  
  Content: n/a
  Format / Platform: n/a
  Sources: n/a
  
  Social Networking:
  Format/Platform: digital
  Sources: Facebook, DeviantArt, Smugmug, ModelMayhem.
  
  
  A list of media in which I am not a big consumer would include: games, and micro-blogging (Twitter)