Sharing our Lives Online [electronic resource] : Risks and Exposure in Social Media /
Brake, David R.author.
Why do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Why focus on the online?; Why do we reveal what we do online?; What happens next?; 2 What Is Risky about Online Self-Disclosure and Who Is at Risk?; Early hopes; Birth of the 'online predator'; Risks to children from online self-disclosure; The 'digital native'; What about the 'rest of us'?; Risks to adults from online self-disclosure; 3 How and Why Social Media Interaction Is Different; Social media as symbolic interaction; Wider contexts of social media use; Clashes, compromises and co-creation
A conceptual framework for studying risky social media self-disclosure4 Imagining the Reader; The physical context of online sharing; Digital literacy and audience perception; Social media services and what they reveal to users about audiences; Categories of reader knowledge; The assumption of a sympathetic reader and its consequences; Conclusion; 5 Time and Memory in Social Media; Social media memory; Social media services and primary and secondary reception; Blogging and time: Debates in the literature; Blogging and time: Evidence from the field; Conclusion
6 Towards a Radically Open SocietyHow did we get here? A brief history of the social media industry; From the 'new communalism' to the rhetoric of 'sharing'; Technological biases; Commercial imperatives; Network effects; Technological trajectories; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Overview; The benefits of social media use; Striking the right balance; Methodological Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society.
Communication.
Culture.
Social media.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Internet marketing.
Media Studies.
Sociology of Culture.
Social Media.
Media and Communication.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Online Marketing/Social Media.