Social Media

A Phenomenon to be Analyzed

Bibliographic Data

ID2413628
AuthorsDrick Boyd (0000-0002-7722-7778, Microsoft (United States), corresponding author), Danah Boyd (Microsoft Research/Data & Society, USA)
Year2015
Volume1
Issue1
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Media + Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2056-3051 • E-ISSN: 2056-3051
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2056305115580148
OpenAlexW2125968826
LanguageEN
Citations received48

The phenomenon of 'social media' has more to do with its cultural positioning than its technological affordances. Rooted in the broader 'Web 2.0' landscape, social media helped engineers, entrepreneurs, and everyday people reimagine the role that technology could play in information dissemination, community development, and communication. While the technologies invoked by the phrase social media have a long history, what unfolded in the 2000s reconfigured socio-technical practices in significant ways. Reflecting on the brief history of social media, this essay argues for the need to better understand this phenomenon

Affordance · Cultural phenomenon · Epistemology · Linguistics · Media studies · Phenomenon · Phrase · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Social phenomenon · Social science · Sociology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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