The culture of connectivity : a critical history of social media / José van Dijck.

By:

Dijck, José van

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: ix, 228 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199970773
9780199970780

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302.30285

Incomplete 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 penetrates 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 principle between major social media platforms. This fascinating study will appeal to all readers interested in social media."--Provided by the publisher.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	302.30285 DIJ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000009104		Nevradakis, Michael

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-220) and index.

"Social media penetrates 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 principle between major social media platforms. This fascinating study will appeal to all readers interested in social media."--Provided by the publisher.