The culture of connectivity
Subtitle: a critical history of social media
By: José van Dijck
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780199970773; 9780199970780
Subjects: Social media; Online social networks; History
Description: "Social media penetrate 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 José 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 principles between major social media platforms. This fascinating study will appeal to all readers interested in social media."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.