Mitologie 2.0: Digital Platforms & umbrella terms
In this paper, the use of the term "digital platform" is discussed in the context of Web 2.0. This attitude entails the risk of a conceptual misunderstanding incident to the so-called "umbrella terms", for example the term "wiki". This paper tries to deconstruct the net...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Università del Salento
2013-12-01
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| Series: | H-ermes: Journal of Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/h-ermes/article/view/13555 |
| Summary: | In this paper, the use of the term "digital platform" is discussed in the context of Web 2.0. This attitude entails the risk of a conceptual misunderstanding incident to the so-called "umbrella terms", for example the term "wiki". This paper tries to deconstruct the net-neutrality myth through the analysis of the concept "digital platform", highlighting the ideological danger. Summary: 1. Words eating words 2. The web as a digital platform 3. Platforms and social media: a dictionary of Web 2.0 |
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| ISSN: | 2284-0753 |