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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Social Media: A Phenomenon to be Analyzed
Contributor:
boyd, danah
imprint:
SAGE Publications, 2015
Published in:Social Media + Society
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/2056305115580148
ISSN:
2056-3051
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p> 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. </jats:p>