Kevin Driscoll's talk

I went to the talk given by Kevin Driscoll last night and it was quite interesting. What I found really interesting was all the different types of culture people research. He talked about participatory culture and how it is how the population as a whole participates in certain areas of life that turns them into popculture. If everyone were to sit down every night and watch the same show we would all be participating and therefore that show would become part of the popular culture at that time. He also talked about how much online journals cost for a years subscription. I was in shock that they cost so much, over $10,000 is a lot of money. That is where the concept of open access comes in. It is a way to access material on the Internet without having to pay for it. I think that all journals and materials should be accessible to anyone without a price or at least a cheaper price. The talk as a whole was great and he packed a lot of information into the short amount of time we had.