Counting to Nowhere: Social Media Adoption and Use as an Opportunity for Public Scholarship and Engagement
Counting social media site users is popular yet fraught with challenges. Scholars can help illuminate public discussion of social media use. An open access journal like Social Media + Society provides a platform for scholarly public engagement. This essay highlights some of the challenges of underst...
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| author | Katy E. Pearce |
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| description | Counting social media site users is popular yet fraught with challenges. Scholars can help illuminate public discussion of social media use. An open access journal like Social Media + Society provides a platform for scholarly public engagement. This essay highlights some of the challenges of understanding social media adoption and suggests opportunities for scholars to become part of public deliberation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-653032356a374d949b623f83372a61ab2022-12-22T01:14:29ZengSAGE PublishingSocial Media + Society2056-30512015-04-01110.1177/205630511557867210.1177_2056305115578672Counting to Nowhere: Social Media Adoption and Use as an Opportunity for Public Scholarship and EngagementKaty E. PearceCounting social media site users is popular yet fraught with challenges. Scholars can help illuminate public discussion of social media use. An open access journal like Social Media + Society provides a platform for scholarly public engagement. This essay highlights some of the challenges of understanding social media adoption and suggests opportunities for scholars to become part of public deliberation.https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115578672 |
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| title | Counting to Nowhere: Social Media Adoption and Use as an Opportunity for Public Scholarship and Engagement |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Counting to Nowhere: Social Media Adoption and Use as an Opportunity for Public Scholarship and Engagement |
| title_short | Counting to Nowhere: Social Media Adoption and Use as an Opportunity for Public Scholarship and Engagement |
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