Going Public on Social Media
This brief essay questions the disconnect between the financial goals of social media properties and the concerns of privacy advocates and other new media critics. It is argued that critics of social media often fail to recognize the financial imperative of social media companies, one that requires...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115580341 |
| Summary: | This brief essay questions the disconnect between the financial goals of social media properties and the concerns of privacy advocates and other new media critics. It is argued that critics of social media often fail to recognize the financial imperative of social media companies, one that requires users to divulge and publicize ever more granular aspects of their daily lives, thoughts, and feelings. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-3051 |