Harnessing the stream: algorithmic imaginary and coping strategies for live-streaming e-commerce entrepreneurs on Douyin

Abstract When an algorithm is embedded into the platform economy as a digital infrastructure, it affects the visibility of information, the distribution of interests, and the labor process. In the context of live-streaming e-commerce, entrepreneurs interact with algorithms and consumers in real time...

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Main Authors: Xinlu Wang, Shule Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-03-01
Series:The Journal of Chinese Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40711-024-00213-z