PSY427H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Asteroid Family, Continuous Partial Attention, Normative Social Influence
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Social media [are] internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of web 2. 0 and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content . Conversion of internet into more participatory and interactive space and therefore the various technologies arose that we call social media; primarily designed to allow people to connect, share, and articulate different forms of autonomy. Social media - the specific technologies that were created as part of this wave. Fast-moving field that all began in 21st century; all media is social but the way they are used, the way they are social, and the way they are relationship are different than prior. The forms of participation that have emerged through social media capitalized on this digital aspect - it"s all bits and bytes now; all translated into a form that can be worked with more readily and accessibly.
