More network conscious than ever? Challenges, strategies, and analytic labor of users in the facebook environment
Author
Karakayali, N.
Kilic A.
Date
2013Source Title
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Print ISSN
1083-6101
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
175 - 193
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
As is widely observed, social network sites (SNS) constitute a new environment of interaction where users encounter various challenges that they usually do not encounter in other environments. This study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of how users deal with the challenges in this unique environment, paying particular attention to the ways in which they examine and reflect on their social ties and networks. On the basis of 36 semistructured interviews with Facebook users, the article presents the hypothesis that participants of SNS develop a tendency to become highly observant and inquisitive about their networks and are frequently involved in an activity that the authors call analytic labor. © 2013 International Communication Association.
Keywords
FacebookSelf Presentation
Social Network Sites
Social Networks
Surveillance
Users
Self presentations
Social Network Sites
Social Networks
Users
Space surveillance
Social networking (online)
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21165Published Version (Please cite this version)
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