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Iranian Celebrities on the Internet
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Abstract Celebrities have gained considerable influence in the last one hundred years or so, but the advent of so-called Web 2.0 technologies has given celebrity culture a new momentum. We are living in a world in which celebrities are striving to curve their place in every niche and hence we have to become ... view more
Celebrities have gained considerable influence in the last one hundred years or so, but the advent of so-called Web 2.0 technologies has given celebrity culture a new momentum. We are living in a world in which celebrities are striving to curve their place in every niche and hence we have to become more media literate in order to avoid being exploited by celebrity media and culture. We have to be aware that celebrities promote commodities that they will never use, that they are carefully working on their image to become pleasant to us, and that if they do humanitarian work, they are mainly doing it for their reputation, and not for a real and authentic cause.... view less
Keywords
Iran; competence; Internet; social media; privacy; image; VIP; digital media
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
celanthropy; celebrity culture; digital literacy; Instagram
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 77-80
Journal
Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 4 (2020) 1
ISSN
2588-5502
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed