[Air-L] Definitions for Social Media Sites

[Aaron S. Veenstra]

One thing worth noting about the boyd and Ellison piece -- which is
often cited to define "social media" -- is that they don't define
social media in there. The term "social media" appears only once in
that paper, as part of the background ("Furthermore, as the social
media and user-generated content phenomena grew, websites focused on
media sharing began implementing SNS features and becoming SNSs
themselves. Examples include Flickr (photo sharing), Last.FM (music
listening habits), and YouTube (video sharing)." pg. 216). They
explicitly define "social network sites," which they explicitly
differentiate from "networking" sites.

Aaron

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Joshua Braun <jabraun at journ.umass.edu> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> What is a go-to source for that?
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Becky
>>
>>
>> Rebecca Hayes, Ph.D.
>>
>> Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
>>
>> Central Michigan University
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