Digital Genealogies: Understanding Social Mobile Media LINE in the Role of Japanese Families

Digital Genealogies: Understanding Social Mobile Media LINE in the Role of Japanese Families

This article explores the emergence of the dominant mobile social media platform in Japan, LINE. In particular, the article focuses upon its usage to maintain familial ties, especially between matriarchal connections. Drawing upon ethnographic work with 12 families over 3 years, this article seeks t...

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Main Authors: Kana Ohashi, Fumitoshi Kato, Larissa Hjorth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117703815
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description This article explores the emergence of the dominant mobile social media platform in Japan, LINE. In particular, the article focuses upon its usage to maintain familial ties, especially between matriarchal connections. Drawing upon ethnographic work with 12 families over 3 years, this article seeks to provide a detailed and nuanced sense of how social mobile media is deployed intergenerationally.
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