•Journal•ISSN: 2056-3051
Social media and society
SAGE Publishing
About: Social media and society is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Social media & Politics. It has an ISSN identifier of 2056-3051. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 1184 publications have been published receiving 26214 citations. The journal is also known as: Social media plus society & SM+S.
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TL;DR: This article inquire into Facebook’s development as a platform by situating it within the transformation of social network sites into social media platforms with a historical perspective on platformization, or the rise of the platform as the dominant infrastructural and economic model of the social web and its consequences.
Abstract: In this article, I inquire into Facebook’s development as a platform by situating it within the transformation of social network sites into social media platforms. I explore this shift with a histo...
554 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the differences between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat in terms of intensity of use, time spent daily on the platform, and use motivations are explored, and the study applies t...
Abstract: The current research explores differences between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat in terms of intensity of use, time spent daily on the platform, and use motivations. The study applies t...
458 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of imagined affordance is proposed to explore the relationship between technology and sociality for complex socio-technical systems such as machine learning algorithms, pervasive computing, the Internet of Things, and other such smart innovations.
Abstract: In this essay, we reconstruct a keyword for communication—affordance. Affordance, adopted from ecological psychology, is now widely used in technology studies, yet the term lacks a clear definition. This is especially problematic for scholars grappling with how to theorize the relationship between technology and sociality for complex socio-technical systems such as machine-learning algorithms, pervasive computing, the Internet of Things, and other such “smart” innovations. Within technology studies, emerging theories of materiality, affect, and mediation all necessitate a richer and more nuanced definition for affordance than the field currently uses. To solve this, we develop the concept of imagined affordance. Imagined affordances emerge between users’ perceptions, attitudes, and expectations; between the materiality and functionality of technologies; and between the intentions and perceptions of designers. We use imagined affordance to evoke the importance of imagination in affordances—expectations for...
350 citations
TL;DR: An exploratory survey of Twitter users’ perceptions of the use of tweets in research finds that these attitudes are highly contextual, depending on factors such as how the research is conducted or disseminated, who is conducting it, and what the study is about.
Abstract: Social computing systems such as Twitter present new research sites that have provided billions of data points to researchers. However, the availability of public social media data has also presented ethical challenges. As the research community works to create ethical norms, we should be considering users’ concerns as well. With this in mind, we report on an exploratory survey of Twitter users’ perceptions of the use of tweets in research. Within our survey sample, few users were previously aware that their public tweets could be used by researchers, and the majority felt that researchers should not be able to use tweets without consent. However, we find that these attitudes are highly contextual, depending on factors such as how the research is conducted or disseminated, who is conducting it, and what the study is about. The findings of this study point to potential best practices for researchers conducting observation and analysis of public data.
328 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors look at influencers who have emerged as (semi-) professional selfie-producers a.k.a. influencers in the ecologies of commerce.
Abstract: Taking seriously the global trend of selfies becoming marketable and entangled in ecologies of commerce, this article looks at Influencers who have emerged as (semi-)professional selfie-producers a...
320 citations