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Communities and Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is just the virtualized jungle.

like us on Facebook & Twitter click to download PDF versionDownload Abstract This paper is aimed to analyse the influence of web 2.0 social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter… on the users both mentally and financially. There are huge number of new online social communities established by web 2.0 technology, the owners and developers of them usually launch original social media platforms for free to entice the maximum users at the beginning stage, however the Read more [...]
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Communities and Web 2.0

‘Fake news’ and Facebook: the growth of right-wing political groups in Australia

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Right-wing political groups are on the rise in Australia. This paper examines the role that Web 2.0 technologies and the social networking site Facebook have played in this growth. Facebook’s structure of networked communities facilitates the broad dissemination of sensationalist content, including misinformation and ‘fake news’, creating an effective and relatively unrestricted platform from which right-wing political groups can amplify their Read more [...]

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Communities and Web 2.0

Broadcast Millennials: Enthusiast tech communities of YouTube

ABSTRACT This paper discusses the impact of the YouTube platform and how its social aspects have assisted in the forming of flourishing communities of collective interests. This facet and the social networking qualities of the platform have attributed to the expansion of many channels, including journalists and enthusiasts of new technologies, whilst expanding the ability them to reach an audience in a creative, timely and interactive manner. Keywords: YouTube, communities, influencers, tech Read more [...]
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Social Networks

Lurkers are us: when nothing signifies something

The Facebook lurker has been given a bad rap. Portrayed as a wannabe, a faker or a shadowy figure with unknown motives, the lurker has become a social media archetype of Web 2.0. But behind the archetype, we are all Facebook lurkers and our use of the lurking posture plays an essential role in sustaining the egocentric Facebook communities we create. The profile of a reluctant lurker therefore is that of a socially detached actor, fearing consequences of their actions, feeling socially isolated Read more [...]