User generated content as a manifestation of participatory culture in Poland
The aim of the article is to explain the problem of content produced by Internet users (UGC) in the context of participatory culture theories. The author assumed that it is possible to identify and describe some new research areas connected with the behavior of Internet users, aft er analysing theories in the field of cultural studies and media research. The article describes development of UGC in the context of cultural and technological changes in Poland. Participatory culture theories shed a new light on evolution of the Internet and UGC. This evolution can be described as a proces of emerging and disappearing new types of content produced by users and then remixed by editors of websites.