| Description |
ix, 228 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Engineering sociality in a culture of connectivity -- Disassembling platforms, reassembling sociality -- Facebook and the imperative of sharing -- Twitter and the paradox of following and trending -- Flickr between communities and commerce -- YouTube: the intimate connection between television and video sharing -- Wikipedia and the neutrality principle -- The ecosystem of connective media: lock in, fence off, opt out? |
| Summary |
"Social media penetrate our lives: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and many other platforms define daily habits of communication and creative production. This book studies the rise of social media, providing both a historical and a critical analysis of the emergence of major platforms in the context of a rapidly changing ecosystem of connective media. Author José van Dijck offers an analytical prism that can be used to view techno-cultural as well as socio-economic aspects of this transformation as well as to examine shared ideological principles between major social media platforms. This fascinating study will appeal to all readers interested in social media."--Publisher's website. |
| Subject |
Social media -- History.
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Online social networks -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780199970773 hardback |
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0199970777 hardback |
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9780199970780 paperback |
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0199970785 paperback |
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