Week 2 Facebook connecting and sharing
Early FB: Users create a personal profile (importantly, this is linked to real name, single identity) Accumulate ‘‘friends’’ Post on and view each other’s profiles. Join groups based on common interests Learn each others’ hobbies, interests, musical tastes, and romantic relationship status through the profiles. Bridge online and offline connections Social capital and notoriety on the online space (Ellison, Steinfeild and Lampe, 2007) In 2010, Zuckerberg claimed FB’s mission was to build a Web where “the default is social” in order to “make the world more open and connected” According Taina Bucher (2021), Facebook’s mantra/manifesto changed “Meaningful Communities” “Meaningful Communities” Case Study (1) – Mothers on FB Chalklen and Anderson (2017) Mothering on Facebook: Exploring the Privacy/Openness Paradox FB allows mothers to circumvent some of the social limitations and isolation that often come along with the demands of caring for young children. Instant acce...