The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media

A Critical History of Social Media

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Social Aspects, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Jose van Dijck ISBN: 9780199970803
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: January 2, 2013
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Jose van Dijck
ISBN: 9780199970803
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: January 2, 2013
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

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 Jose 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.

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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 Jose 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.

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