When we think about New Media, we think about the future; how New Media will continue to be a growing factor in our lives, how New Media will continue to change and adapt over time, and how Old Media could be incorporated into New Media in the near future. We don't however, think about how New Media can foster creativity in people and can inspire people to branch our their creativity with New Media. Brookes Barnes writes that through Youtube and through the song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", mash-ups and edits of characters from different companies are being created to make it seem like those characters are imitating the song.
Who could've thought of this? I know I wouldn't have. To me, it seems like a waste of time to individually cut out frames and pictures of characters to make an animated video that imitates a song. However, these videos have not been taken down and have instead, grown to millions of views and this idea has spread out to other videos as well. A Nickelodeon spokesperson even said that whoever made the Spongebob edit of "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" did a very good job at it, which may further encourage people to use New Media websites like Youtube to foster their creativity and imagination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/business/media/24crank.html
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