Media Convergence/Participatory Culture

1. Commerce/ Global Market

1.1. amazon, ebay

1.2. Etsy: people create products and sell online

2. Communications

2.1. Message Boards (support groups, forums)

2.2. Fandoms (online fan communities

2.2.1. Tumblr (popular for fandom's and sharing funny content)

2.3. Texting and Social Media (all have a form for chatting with friends online)

2.4. Snapchat now has a news section

3. Music

3.1. Spotify, iTunes, and other online music selling websites

3.2. Ipod and Iphone are now one

4. Financial

4.1. Venmo (connect bank accounts to share money between friends or businesses)

4.2. Online Banking

4.3. Paypal

5. Technology

5.1. Apple Products all connect to one another/iClould

5.2. Bundle packages for tv, phone, internet

5.3. GPS and phones evolution (TOMTOM)

6. Travel

6.1. Kayak, Expedia, etc. for booking trips online

6.2. Uber and Lyft (pay and call for rides on phone)

6.3. Air Bnb (pay, communicate, find homes online)

7. TV

7.1. Hashtags on television (bringing social media and tv together)

7.1.1. TV show have social media pages

7.2. Spotify and Hulu have a shared deal now

7.3. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu originals

7.4. Basic cable or HBO + Stars