Participatory culture from the Internet, social media, and mobile has been the experience of Chinese youth, similar to those in other countries.

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So participatory culture and derived concepts have become important for them to cling to, as it makes up a larger piece of their generational identity.

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The rise of participatory culture in social media, Web 2.0, open source, mobile networks, is teaching us that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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His books include Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture.

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This calls for integrated cooperation mechanisms and more participatory governance structures for culture.

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