The influence of microblogging on personal public participation

This essay examines the influence of microblogging on personal public participation by articulating microblog with media event. Based on analyzing of microblogging characters, the paper thinks web-identity connected with roles in microblog tenders to evoke media event which is different from media e...

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Published in2010 IEEE 2nd Symposium on Web Society pp. 615 - 618
Main Author Ruixia Han
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2010
Subjects
Earthquakes
Information services
Internet
Media
Media Event
Microblog
Microblogging
Public Participation
Twitter
Web sites
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Summary:This essay examines the influence of microblogging on personal public participation by articulating microblog with media event. Based on analyzing of microblogging characters, the paper thinks web-identity connected with roles in microblog tenders to evoke media event which is different from media event evoked by mainstream media. Further, by articulating hegemony of Hall, ritual view of communication of James Carey with media event evoked by microblogger, the paper insists microblogging would enhance personal public participation. At the last, the essay analyzes the possible danger that microblogging would face.
ISBN:9781424463565
1424463564
ISSN:2158-6985
DOI:10.1109/SWS.2010.5607375