Conceptualizing personal media Export

@article{citeulike:3352953, abstract = {The digitalization and personal use of media technologies have destabilized the traditional dichotomization between mass communication and interpersonal communication, and therefore between mass media and personal media (e.g. mobile phones, email, instant messenger, blogs and photo-sharing services). As private individuals use media technologies to create and share personal expressions through digital networks, previous characteristics of mass media as providers of generally accessible information are no longer accurate. This article may be situated within a medium-theoretical tradition, as it elucidates technical and social dimensions of personal media and revises the distinction between mass media and personal media. A two-dimensional model suggests locating personal media and mass media according to an interactional axis and an institutional/professional axis: personal media are de-institutionalized/de-professionalized and facilitate mediated interaction. The implementation of digital media technologies has important consequences for social networks and fits well within a theoretical discussion of the post-traditional self. 10.1177/1461444808094352}, author = {Luders, Marika}, citeulike-article-id = {3352953}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444808094352}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/5/683}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1461444808094352}, journal = {New Media Society}, keywords = {digital\_literacies, flickr, media, photography}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {683--702}, posted-at = {2008-10-10 14:53:12}, priority = {2}, title = {Conceptualizing personal media}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444808094352}, volume = {10}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3352953 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3352953 N2 - The digitalization and personal use of media technologies have destabilized the traditional dichotomization between mass communication and interpersonal communication, and therefore between mass media and personal media (e.g. mobile phones, email, instant messenger, blogs and photo-sharing services). As private individuals use media technologies to create and share personal expressions through digital networks, previous characteristics of mass media as providers of generally accessible information are no longer accurate. This article may be situated within a medium-theoretical tradition, as it elucidates technical and social dimensions of personal media and revises the distinction between mass media and personal media. A two-dimensional model suggests locating personal media and mass media according to an interactional axis and an institutional/professional axis: personal media are de-institutionalized/de-professionalized and facilitate mediated interaction. The implementation of digital media technologies has important consequences for social networks and fits well within a theoretical discussion of the post-traditional self. 10.1177/1461444808094352 IS - 5 JF - New Media Society EP - 702 TI - Conceptualizing personal media VL - 10 SP - 683 KW - digital_literacies KW - flickr KW - media KW - photography AU - Luders, Marika PY - 2008/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444808094352 ER -