I have been doing some more reading, concentrating on the internet and how people interact on it. One of the 3 books I took out is:
A Networked Self: Identity, Community and Culture on Social Networking Sites
Edited by Zizi Papacharissi (2011)
Oxon, Routledge
Here is some of the information I found:
General internet information:
- An experiment was conducted to see if the random nature of the internet meant we networked in different ways. The results showed very similar searches/sites and sites like Google etc, act like Hubs (like large airports)
- Media convergence- people can watch videos while chatting on Instant Messenger services
- There is also simultaneous communication on mass and interpersonal media (eg. Reading an article on a newspaper website, while chatting on msn, while reading the same issue on a blog and then looking at the comments on the post.)
- The manner of reception alters peoples relationship/communication online, either through mis-representation, processing filters or biases.
Facebook information:
- Not just group identification and social idenities, but we can see what an individual person is doing/ where they are.
- The average facebook user has 250-275 friends compared to 10-20 close friends in traditional relationships.
- Someone can co-create a facebook profile by posting a comment on someones timeline. Could it have an influence on how people see you? (posting gossip, embarrassing comments or drunken pictures)
- Facebook wall posts: are they affected knowing that a personal message is made public not just to your friends, but their friends? Eg. Exclusivity language, types of pictures you post, self-promotion.
Group dynamics online:
- Do comments from other users affect the perception of the material, eg. Youtube video? And does the lack of identity/ personal information on Youtube affect the type of comments posted.
- In an experiment: people preferred people recommended stories online than editors choice, features etc.
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