[Air-L] Definitions for Social Media Sites

Mon Sep 25 09:55:52 PDT 2017

You might also find Chapter 2 of The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods (2017) useful: “What is Social Media and What Questions Can Social Media Research Help Us Answer?” by Lori McCay-Peet and Anabel Quan-Haase.

Sean
From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of "Aaron S. Veenstra" <aaron at etchouse.com>
Date: Monday, September 25, 2017 at 12:34 PM
To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
Subject: Re: [Air-L] Definitions for Social Media Sites

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<mailto: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:

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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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