WHERE IS BUZZ LOCATED?
‘The Geography of Buzz,’ a Study on the Urban Influence of Culture - NYTimes.com
I think this is an interesting study but I just don't find the methodology - combing through Getty Images - to be convincing. After all, isn't it likely to reinforce those institutions that are already popular, rather than those with "buzz," which, to me, always meant emergent sites rather than established ones?
Maybe this just comes down to a definition of buzz. According to the article, buzz seems to be linked to "hot spots based on the frequency and draw of cultural happenings" but unless buzz is linked with "new," then I'm not sure you're necessarily talking about buzz. Maybe that's just me though.
That said, I'm all for work that seeks to link cultural studies with urban studies and the approach here is rather innovative and provocative despite my reservations.
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