Social Media

• Social media

  A participatory culture where a community of users interacts + collaborates.
• When did Web 2.0 arrive?

  2004
• When did users start being able to UPLOAD their own multimedia content?

  2004
• Because of M____ C__________, SM starts o__________ w/ offline life.

  Media Convergence - overlapping
• Whose concept is ‘hyper-reality’?


  Baudrillard
• How many individuals in the world use the Internet?

  5.35B
• AO2: Cohn (2012)

  Human relationships is at the heart of SM's success
• Define ‘Twitter-storms’:

  Spike in posts (complaints, arguments) around a particular topic/#
• Which world leader in 2021 was banned from Twitter for inciting violence?

  Donald Trump
• Which musician‘s Twitter acc was suspended for making anti-semitic cmmts?

  Kanye West
• AO2: Ronson, DFOCs + public shaming

  • Public shaming has a long history in USA
  • Was phased out due to rising calls for compassion
  • DFOCs ➡️ renaissance in p. shaming
  • Fems/Marxists say that this means normies can call out powerful ppl
• PROS of using SM:


  • Increased communication
  • Better access to info
  • Enhanced capital
• CONS of using SM:

  • Addiction
  • Bullying
  • Fake identities