Lev Manovich is commenting on how on the internet, people have created massive network of “user-generated content” that is a conversation with the viewer through the photos and videos.
Geert Lovink says that people are not watching movies, tv or reading books—they are watching online database stockpiles of information. What they don’t realize is that their movements over the internet are being monitored by powerhouse companies seeking the best way to sell them products.
Both agree that people are spending endless hours watching videos on YouTube and not in the real world. Manovich sees the content as a personal conversation from the user who posted the video and outside world. Lovink sees the content as a time waster that give conglomerates the means to attack the users with advertisements.
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