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Minors as creators in the digital age: from prosumer to collaborative creator. Theoretical review 1972-2016

Authors

HERRERO DIZ, PAULA, Ramos-Serrano, Marina , NO SANCHEZ, JAVIER JUAN

External publication

No

Means

Rev. Lat. Comun. Soc.

Scope

Review

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

SJR Impact

0.775

Publication date

01/01/2016

ISI

000397845600006

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85006857225

Abstract

Introduction. The current article is a chronological review of theories that consider to minors as digital content creators. Theoretical framework. To achieve this it has been selected all those that contribute to defining terminology to describe the online behavior of this kind of users. Conclusions and discussion. Results can confirm that we are encountering new forms of tagging their online presence and participation. This makes that experts talk about new generations of digital content creators among which just takes time and a substantial change occurs in the way they consume and produce digital content: WhatsApp, Twitter, selfie o Snapchat generations. Therefore we wonder what really determines a new generation of young creators of digital content and propose, against excessive labeling, talk about user profiles, for what we do a compilation of their characteristics depending on the use of technology.

Keywords

theory; minors; digital contents; generation; prosumer