The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media

The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media
ISBN-10
0199970807
ISBN-13
9780199970803
Category
Music
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2013-01-02
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Jose van Dijck

Description

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 Jos? 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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