Understanding social media
By: Sam Hinton and Larissa Hjorth
Contributors: Hjorth, Larissa, author
Edition: First edition.
Series: Understanding contemporary culture; Understanding contemporary culture
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781446201206; 9781446201213; 9781446281635
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Social media; Informationssamhället; Social aspects; Sociala medier; Digital media; Medienwissenschaft; Information society; Media Studies; Soziale Software
Description: "Understanding Social Media provides a critical and timely conceptual toolbox for navigating the evolution and practices of social media. Taking an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, this book provides a clear and concise explanation of the key concepts but also goes beyond specific brands, sites and practices to show readers how to place social media more critically within the changing media and cultural landscape. As an aid to understanding, key concepts in each chapter are illustrated by case studies to give real-world examples of theory in action. Cutting across the many dimensions of social media, from the political, economic and visual, this book explores the industries, ideologies and cultural practices that are increasingly becoming part of global popular culture. This book is essential reading for students of media studies and cultural studies."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-156) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to social media; title: What Is Web 2.0?; title: Social network sites; title: Participation and user created content; title: Art and cultural production; title: Social media games; title: Social, locative and mobile media; title: Conclusion.