[Air-L] Definitions for Social Media Sites

[Joshua Braun]

Hello! I'm sure there'll be lots of great suggestions forthcoming, but
I'd recommend boyd & Ellison's "Social Network Sites: Definition,
History, and Scholarship" as a starting point:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00393.x/full

Cheers,
Josh


On 09/25/2017 12:23 PM, Hayes, Rebecca M wrote:
> First of all I have found this group to be an amazing resource. So thank you.
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> Second, I am a criminologist who researches social media, so I am still learning. That said, I am looking for a good and trusted academic resource for definitions for social media sites. It could be a book, or a website, but I am attempting to provide appropriate definitions for reddit, 4chan, YikYak, etc.
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> What is a go-to source for that?
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> Thank you in advance!
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> Best,
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> Becky
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> Rebecca Hayes, Ph.D.
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> Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
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> Central Michigan University
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