The #nofilter Self: The Contest for Authenticity among Social Networking Sites, 2002–2016
This study traces appeals to authenticity, over time, in the promotional material of leading social-networking sites (SNSs). Using the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, the public-facing websites of major SNS platforms—beginning with Friendster in 2002—were sampled at six-month intervals, with pro...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/1/10 |