The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199970780)

Social media penetrate our lives: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and many other platforms define daily habits of communication and creative production. This book studies the rise of social media, providing both a historical and a critical analysis of the emergence of major platforms in the context of a rapidly changing ecosystem of connective media. Author José van Dijck offers an analytical prism that can be used to view techno-cultural as well as socio-economic aspects of this transformation as well as to examine shared ideological principles between major social media platforms. This fascinating study will appeal to all readers interested in social media.

Author: Jose Van Dijck
ISBN-10: 0199970785
ISBN-13: 9780199970780
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2013
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2013