Above is my case study on social media. Topic of choice: Twitter.
For those of you that don't know, Twitter is a social media website that allows for constant status updates written in 140 characters or less.
Some of the social objects on the website include: Tweets, Profiles, Videos, Lists, Followers, Trending Topics, Status Updates, Links, Pictures, Replies, Direct Messages, Favorites, Settings.
The relational practices include: creating, linking, following, building, messaging, doing, tagging, sharing, directing, trending, updating, searching, connecting, finding, requesting, adding.
Users make knowledge and meaning by providing constant status updates written in 140 characters or less. The micro-blog allows users to keep their followers informed about what they are doing as well as staying informed with what friends, celebrities, and businesses are doing. It provides news relevant to each particular person's life. Twitter users are then able to share information with each other. Some people get their news from Twitter. Trending topics is a great way to find out what people are tweeting about and have some common knowledge with other users. People can follow different businesses or people in a particular business can use twitter for career related information. Friends/followers can also direct tweets to each other creating a short micro-blogging conversations. People can post links in their tweet, introducing people to new websites or directing people to funny videos or informative web-pages. People can also put up pictures and videos.
I was able to determine this because Twitter users give and receive knowledge to each other through their status updates. The information means something because if somebody was not interested, they would just not follow a particular person or business.
Users attribute value through their interaction with social objects on the site by simply using the site. If a person did not attribute any value to the site, then the person would simply not use twitter. Staying informed about what friends or other people are doing also has sentimental value to people. The direct messages allow friends to have small conversations through tweets. Twitter allows for news that is relevant to each individual person. It is personal news, so that also adds value.
I think the site is successful at bringing people together. Friends can now constantly know what others are up to and it allows for mini-conversations in which you direct a tweet @ somebody. It is how some people get their news and it allows for people to have something in common by sharing the trending topics.
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