The culture of connectivity : a critical history of social media / José van Dijck.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.Description: ix, 228 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780199970773 (hardback)
- 0199970777 (hardback)
- 9780199970780 (pbk.)
- 0199970785 (pbk.)
- 302.30285 23
- HM742 .D55 2013
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level | 302.302 D5754c | 1 | Available | 38060007377328 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-220) and index.
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?
"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.
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