Constructing Human Body as Digital Subjectivity: The Production and Consumption of Selfies on Photo-Sharing Social Media Platforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (0) ◽  
pp. 150
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Digital Subjectivity

Zika-Virus-Related Photo Sharing on Pinterest and Instagram

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 656-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Chun-Hai Fung ◽  
Elizabeth B. Blankenship ◽  
M. Elizabeth Goff ◽  
Lindsay A. Mullican ◽  
Kwun Cheung Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Key Words ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Social Media Platforms

AbstractObjectivePinterest (San Francisco, CA) and Instagram (Menlo Park, CA) are 2 popular photo-sharing social media platforms among young individuals. We assessed differences between Instagram and Pinterest in relaying photographic information regarding Zika virus. Specifically, we investigated whether the percentage of Zika-virus-related photos with Spanish or Portuguese texts embedded therein was higher for Instagram than for Pinterest and whether the contents of Zika-virus-related photos shared on Pinterest were different from those shared on Instagram.MethodsWe retrieved and manually coded 616 Pinterest (key words: “zika” AND “virus”) and 616 Instagram (hashtag: #zikavirus) photos.ResultsAmong the manually coded samples, 47% (290/616) of Pinterest photos and 23% (144/616) of Instagram photos were relevant to Zika virus. Words were embedded in 57% (164/290) of relevant Pinterest photos and all 144 relevant Instagram photos. Among the photos with embedded words, photos in Spanish or Portuguese were more prevalent on Instagram (77/144, 53%) than on Pinterest (14/164, 9%). There were more Zika-virus-related photos on Instagram than on Pinterest pertinent to Zika virus prevention (59/144, 41%, versus 41/290, 14%; P<0.0001), the effects of Zika virus on pregnancy (27/144, 19%, versus 32/290, 11%; P=0.04), and Zika-virus-associated deaths (4/144, 2%, versus 0/290, 0%; P=0.01).ConclusionsPinterest and Instagram are similar platforms for Zika virus prevention communication. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:656–659)

Zooming into an Instagram City: Reading the local through social media

First Monday ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadav Hochman ◽  
Lev Manovich
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Tel Aviv ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
Spatio Temporal

How are users’ experiences of production, sharing, and interaction with the media they create mediated by the interfaces of particular social media platforms? How can we use computational analysis and visualizations of the content of visual social media (e.g., user photos, as opposed to upload dates, locations, tags and other metadata) to study social and cultural patterns? How can we visualize this media on multiple spatial and temporal scales? In this paper, we examine these questions through the analysis of the popular mobile photo–sharing application Instagram. First, we analyze the affordances provided by the Instagram interface and the ways this interface and the application’s tools structure users’ understanding and use of the “Instagram medium.” Next, we compare the visual signatures of 13 different global cities using 2.3 million Instagram photos from these cities. Finally, we use spatio–temporal visualizations of over 200,000 Instagram photos uploaded in Tel Aviv, Israel over three months to show how they can offer social, cultural and political insights about people’s activities in particular locations and time periods.

scholarly journals Social media platforms as a photo-elicitation tool in research on alcohol intoxication and gender

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Laws ◽  
Geoffrey Hunt ◽  
Tamar M. J. Antin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
And Gender

Aim: This methodological article aims to describe the use of comparative social media platforms within a photo-elicitation (PE) activity as part of a multi-method interview-based study on the gendered meanings of alcohol intoxication among young adults (aged 18–25 years, n = 200). Method: Early interviews revealed social media as a particularly engaging topic for participants, and discussions of social media exposed relevant issues that often were not discussed in other sections of the interview guide. By embedding photos of young people drinking within three social media platforms with photo-sharing capabilities – Instagram, SnapChat and Facebook – we elicited narrative data revealing important aspects of the meanings of intoxication and providing information on how participants manage and judge drinking behaviours shared through online social networking systems (SNS). Conclusions: Given that social media use and photo-sharing are so common, familiar, and endemic among young people, to ignore this feature of contemporary social interaction would have limited our exploration of meanings of intoxication. We suggest that embedding existing methods, such as photo-elicitation, into social media contexts that are salient for youth may be a valuable strategy for providing a more comprehensive approach for investigating contemporary social issues.

scholarly journals PLATFORMIZING DELIVERY WORKERS' EXPERIENCES: BUILDING WORKER-OWNED PLATFORMS IN BRAZIL, SPAIN AND FRANCE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Grohmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Emergence Of Cooperation ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The article aims to analyze the emergence of worker-owned platforms, specifically delivery workers’ experiences, as one of the laboratories of platform labor and the circulation of workers’ struggles Drawing on interviews with six cases in three different countries (Spain, France and Brazil), the research highlights the commonalities, specificities and challenges of platformizing delivery workers’ experiences in different countries. The analysis consider following dimensions: productive processes and work organization, technological challenges and building platforms, use of social media to communicate with and organize workers, and the future of worker-owned experiences. The initiatives had very different trajectories. In Spain, some cooperatives were born from union struggles. In France, we saw a strong relationship with CoopCycle, a federation of delivery co-ops that provides its own software based on the principles of digital commons. And in Brazil, small collectives and co-ops that still depend on social media platforms to execute their work are emerging. Despite different contexts, there are commonalities, such as the low number of workers, the central role of social media for communicating and organizing work, and the emergence of cooperation among cooperatives, which shows that scale does not need to be a standard in platform economies. The conclusions point out there is an ongoing and emerging process that can be the beginning of a broader process of reinventing local economic circuits of production and consumption that involves digital platforms for the common good.

scholarly journals Self-Representation in Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Alexandra Valéria Sándor
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Over the past 15 years, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, influencing both our informal interactions and professional discourses as well as their structure. From this, one can conclude that social media has its own logic, which includes special norms, strategies and mechanisms (van Dijck - Poell, 2013). Therefore, it is not surprising that many of the changes affecting society today have been instigated by the use of social media. Two fundamental features of social media are its ability to transcend geographical and cultural boundaries and the role that recipients play when posts are shared, as opposed to traditional models of mass communication. Consequently, these features have led to the rise of the ‘infodemic’, a term that describes the excessive spread of information and can be used specifically to refer to the dissemination of information about the COVID-19 pandemic on social media platforms (Cinelli et al., 2020). The present study aims to provide a snapshot of how self-representation on social media platforms has changed among Hungarian users during the lockdown period of COVID-19, supported by a brief literature review about the pandemic and its effects on mental health and tested using an online questionnaire to gain deeper insight into social media usage patterns. According to the results of the questionnaire, social media usage and self-representation in social media posts became more frequent during the lockdown. Additionally, symptoms of major depression were more likely among those who shared photos of themselves or their close relations ‘daily’ or ‘multiple times a day’ on Messenger, where the frequency of photo-sharing increased the most.

Collective Awareness Raising Towards a Plant-Based Diet Through Social Networking Sites

2019 ◽  
pp. 283-296
Author(s):  
Weronika Kalamus
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Dietary Shift ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Suitable Space ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
Change Concept

This chapter proposes that social media networking, social media platforms, and the internet facilitate a dietary shift towards a plant-based diet. The rise in human consciousness in the past few decades finds an expression in the plant-based revolution and social media platforms render a suitable space to manifest the collective rising in consciousness and empower communities to implement change. By examining the “power vs. force” theory, the chapter discusses its possible impact and analyses how the growth of awareness disrupts the acceptance of meat production and consumption. The second part of the chapter investigates the natural implementation of the “see–feel–change” concept through which pro-vegan online communities instigate changes across nations and modify public demand altering the whole international market of consumers. An empirical reflection on the growth of veganism based on an exploratory survey concludes the chapter.

Captured and captioned: Representing family life on Instagram

2021 ◽  
pp. 146144482110127
Author(s):  
Ashley Barnwell ◽  
Barbara Barbosa Neves ◽  
Signe Ravn
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Exciting Potential ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Intergenerational Interactions

This article examines how practices of family photography are being transformed in the digital sphere, specifically on Instagram. While research on ‘digital intimacies’ focusses on romantic or peer interactions, the digital practices of families – especially intergenerational interactions – remain understudied. We use Janet Finch’s notion of ‘family display’ to consider how Instagram affords new modes of performing and sharing family life. This concept has exciting potential for media-rich online spaces, but so far, only a few studies examine how social media platforms extend the display of family practices. To explore family photography on Instagram, we analyse a sample of 200 Instagram posts. We argue that features specific to photo-sharing in digital spaces, such as hashtags, emojis and captions, open up new aspects of and audiences for family display. Our analysis paves the way for future research about how relationships are displayed across a range of digital platforms.

MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
PHILIP ADEBO
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Way

The emergence of mobile connectivity is revolutionizing the way people live, work, interact, and socialize. Mobile social media is the heart of this social revolution. It is becoming a global phenomenon as it enables IP-connectivity for people on the move. Popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace have made mobile apps for their users to have instant access from anywhere at any time. This paper provides a brief introduction into mobile social media, their benefits, and challenges.

Representasi Feminisme dalam Video Klip ‘Nightmare’ oleh Halsey

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Faiz Zulia Maharany ◽  
Ahmad Junaidi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Video Clip ◽  
Charles Sanders Peirce ◽  
Patriarchal Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Barrier Wall

'Nightmare' is the title of a video clip belonging to a singer and singer called Halsey, in which the video clip is explained about the figure of women who struggle against patriarchal culture which has been a barrier wall for women to get their rights, welfare and the equality needed they get. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. Data collection techniques are done through documentation, observation and study of literature. Then, analyzed using Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics technique. The results of this study show the fact that signs, symbols or messages representing feminism in the video, 'Nightmare' clips are presented through scenes that present women's actions in opposing domination over men and sarcastic sentences contained in the lyrics of the song to discuss with patriarchy. Youtube as one of the social media platforms where the 'Nightmare' video clip is uploaded is very effective for mass communication and for conveying the message contained in the video clip to the viewing public.‘Nightmare’ adalah judul video klip milik musisi sekaligus penyanyi yang bernama Halsey, dimana pada Video klipnya tersebut menceritakan tentang figur perempuan-perempuan yang berusaha melawan budaya patriarki yang selama ini telah menjadi dinding penghalang bagi perempuan untuk mendapatkan hak-haknya, keadilan dan kesetaraan yang seharusnya mereka dapatkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui dokumentasi, observasi dan studi kepustakaan. Kemudian, dianalisis menggunakan teknik semiotika milik Charles Sanders Peirce. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat tanda-tanda, simbol atau pesan yang merepresentasikan feminisme di dalam video klip ‘Nightmare’ yang dihadirkan melalui adegan-adegan yang menyajikan aksi perempuan dalam menolak dominasi atas laki-laki dan kalimat-kalimat sarkas yang terkandung dalam lirik lagunya untuk ditujukan kepada patriarki. Youtube sebagai salah satu platform media sosial dimana video klip ‘Nightmare’ diunggah sangat efektif untuk melakukan komunikasi massa dan untuk menyampaikan pesan yang terkandung di dalam video klip tersebut kepada masyarakat yang menonton.

Kim Kardashian: the Leader of the Influencers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Fariha Zein ◽  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Armenian Genocide ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Global Commerce ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
International Issues ◽  
Global Influence

In today’s world, it is easier and easier to stay connected with people who are halfway across the world. Social media and a globalizing economy have created new methods of business, trade and socialization resulting in vast amounts of communication and effecting global commerce. Like her or hate her, Kimberly Noel Kardashian West as known as Kim Kardashian has capitalized on social media platforms and the globalizing economy. Kim is known for two things: famous for doing nothing and infamous for a sex tape. But Kim has not let those things define her. With over 105 million Instagram followers and 57 million Twitter followers, Kim has become a major global influence. Kim has travelled around the world, utilizing the success she has had on social media to teach make-up master classes with professional make-up artist, Mario Dedivanovic. She owns or has licensed several different businesses including: an emoji app, a personal app, a gaming app, a cosmetics line, and a fragrance line. Not to be forgotten, the Kardashian family show, ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ has been on the air for ten years with Kim at the forefront. Kim also has three books: ‘Kardashian Konfidential’, ‘Dollhouse’, and ‘Selfish’. With her rising social media following, Kim has used the platforms to show her support for politicians and causes, particularly, recognition of the Armenian genocide. Kim also recently spoke at the Forbes’ women’s summit. Following the summit, Kim tweeted out her support for a recent movement on Twitter, #freeCyntoiaBrown which advocated for a young woman who claimed to have shot and killed the man who held her captive as a teenage sex slave in self-defense. Kim had her own personal lawyers help out Cyntoia on her case. Kim has also moved beyond advocating for issues within the confines of the United States. As mentioned earlier, she is known for advocating for recognition of the Armenian genocide. In the last two years, her show has made it a point to address the Armenian situation as it was then and as it is now. Kim has been recognized as a global influencer by others across the wordl. We believe Kim has become the same as political leaders when it comes to influencing the public. Kim’s story reveals that the new reality creates a perfect opportunity for mass disturbances or for initiating mass support or mass disapproval. Although Kim is typically viewed for her significance to pop culture, Kim’s business and social media following have placed her deep into the mix of international commerce. As her businesses continue to grow and thrive, we may see more of her influence on international issues and an increase in the commerce from which her businesses benefit.

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