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Participation in Social Media: Studying Explicit and Implicit Forms of Participation in Communicative Social Networks
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Abstract The diverse forms of participation in social media raise many methodological and ethical issues that should be acknowledged in research. In this paper, participation in social media is studied by utilising the framework of explicit and implicit participation. The focus is on the communicative and co... view more
The diverse forms of participation in social media raise many methodological and ethical issues that should be acknowledged in research. In this paper, participation in social media is studied by utilising the framework of explicit and implicit participation. The focus is on the communicative and communal aspects of social media. The aim of the paper is to promote the reconsideration of what constitutes participation when online users create connections rather than content. The underlying argument is that research on social media and the development of methods should concentrate more on implicit forms of participation.... view less
Keywords
social media; social network; Internet; internet community; participation; research; science ethics; data capture; method
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Research Design
Free Keywords
connectivity; ethics; explicit participation; implicit participation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 109-117
Journal
Media and Communication, 4 (2016) 4
Issue topic
Successes and Failures in Studying Social Media: Issues of Methods and Ethics
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed