Journals / TRT Akademi / 2017 / Cilt: 2 Sayı: 4

Consumption Culture, Gender and Disneyfication Through the Example of ‘Tipeez.com’

‘Tipeez.com’ Örneği Üzerinden Tüketim Kültürü, Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Disneyleşme

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524–543
Publication Date
2017-07-30
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It has also been found that Disney characters have  been promoted in the game contents and news headlines designed according to social gender  in ‘Tipeez.com’, and the discourse of consumption has been reproduced.

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Objective & Hypothesis:New media offering new opportunities to the market industry as a media for children has  boosted the appetite of commercial companies that are expecting profit.
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Key Findings & Data:In this  study, the videos, news titles, and images containing “advertising and publicity” elements in  the website content of ‘Tipeez.com’, a popular children’s website, were analyzed with a critical  perspective, using both content and discourse analysis method, in order to demonstrate the  connection between the children’s websites and the commercial culture.
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Conclusion & Impact:It has also been found that Disney characters have  been promoted in the game contents and news headlines designed according to social gender  in ‘Tipeez.com’, and the discourse of consumption has been reproduced.
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⚙️Variables:Yeni Medya · Çocuk Siteleri · Tüketim Kültürü

Abstract

New media offering new opportunities to the market industry as a media for children has  boosted the appetite of commercial companies that are expecting profit. Through the new  media, a close relationship has been developed between the industrial market and children  and young people in a way never seen before. Websites that claim to have been prepared  for children and young people have begun to transform into media where firms advertise,  and ensure brand recognition and brand familiarity. Thus, children are introduced to commercial  culture from a young age and are directed to acquire new consumption practices. In this  study, the videos, news titles, and images containing “advertising and publicity” elements in  the website content of ‘Tipeez.com’, a popular children’s website, were analyzed with a critical  perspective, using both content and discourse analysis method, in order to demonstrate the  connection between the children’s websites and the commercial culture. In the study, the  texts within the news, advertisement and game titles in the website were analyzed through  ‘consumption culture’, ‘social gender’ and ‘Disneyfication’ themes. As a result of the study, the  website ‘Tipeez.com’, which claims to be a place for children, has been observed to apply advertising  strategies hidden in many areas, such as games, news and forums where children can  participate interactively, along with direct marketing strategies such as publishing the logos  and advertising banners of the companies. It has also been found that Disney characters have  been promoted in the game contents and news headlines designed according to social gender  in ‘Tipeez.com’, and the discourse of consumption has been reproduced.

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Yeni medyanın çocuklara yönelik bir mecra olarak pazar endüstrisine yeni olanaklar sunması,  kâr beklentisi içinde olan ticari firmaların iştahını kabartmıştır. Yeni medya aracılığıyla, endüstri  pazarı ile çocuk ve gençler arasında daha önce hiç görülmeyecek bir biçimde yakın bir ilişki geliştirilmiştir.  Çocuk ve gençlere yönelik hazırlandığı iddiasını taşıyan internet siteleri, firmaların  reklam verdikleri, marka tanınırlığı ve markaya aşinalığın kazandırıldığı mecralara dönüşmeye  başlamıştır. Böylece çocuklar daha küçük yaşlardan itibaren ticari kültürle tanıştırılmakta, yeni  tüketim pratikleri kazanmaya yönlendirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, popüler bir çocuk sitesi ‘Tipeez.  com’ örneği üzerinden, çocuk sitelerinin ticari kültürle olan bağını ortaya koyabilmek için  site içeriğinde yer alan ‘reklam ve tanıtım’ unsurlarının bulunduğu videolar, haber başlıkları,  görseller, eleştirel bir perspektifle söylem ve içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Çalışmada,  site içinde yer alan haber, reklam ve oyun başlıkları altındaki metinler ‘tüketim kültürü’,  ‘toplumsal cinsiyet’ ve ‘Disneyleşme’ temaları üzerinden analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda,  çocuklara yönelik bir alan olduğu iddiası taşıyan ‘Tipeez.com’ sitesinde, firmaların logo ve  reklam bannerlarının yayınlanması gibi doğrudan pazarlanma stratejileriyle birlikte, çocukların  interaktif olarak katılabilecekleri oyunlar, haberler ve forumlara kadar birçok alan içine gizlenmiş  reklam stratejilerinin uygulandığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, ‘Tipeez.com’da toplumsal cinsiyete  göre tasarlanmış oyun içeriğinde ve haber başlıklarında Disney karakterlerinin yüceltildiği ve  tüketim söyleminin yeniden üretildiği tespit edilmiştir.

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Akdağ, Ç. T. (2017). Consumption Culture, Gender and Disneyfication Through the Example of ‘Tipeez.com’. TRT Akademi, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 4, 524–543. https://ajindex.com/articles/1328502

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