The Case of the top Spanish YouTubers: emerging media subjects and discourse practices in the new media ecology

The objective of this article is to propose a first exploratory analysis of the Spanish YouTubers’ main productions and practices. Following the description of the emergence of YouTube in the context of media ecology, the article presents a general overview of the top ten Spanish YouTubers’ producti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Scolari, Carlos Alberto, 1963-, Fraticelli, Damián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/32841
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/32841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354856517721807
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:YouTube
YouTubers
vBloggers
Media ecology
Media evolution
Hypertelevision
Simulation
Social media
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Sumario:The objective of this article is to propose a first exploratory analysis of the Spanish YouTubers’ main productions and practices. Following the description of the emergence of YouTube in the context of media ecology, the article presents a general overview of the top ten Spanish YouTubers’ production based on quantitative data. The study continues with a semiotic/discursive analysis of their audio-visual production’s main distinctive traits. As traditional television is imitating nowadays these new media expressions, this article also addresses the aesthetics and grammar of Yutubers, a TV program produced by Comedy Central that simulates the Spanish YouTubers channels’ aesthetics and language. The analysis concludes with a discussion on the study’s findings and a series of questions about these new media subjects.