In the world of digitally networked publics, online participation—if youknow how to do it—can translate into real power
übersteigt völlig mein Forschungsprojekt - aber ein ANT Bericht über ein Beispiel - sagen wir Heather Lawver - wäre sicher interessant, weil die tatsächliche Verbindung so aufgezeigt werden könnte
Inrelationtoteens,danahboydarguesthatsocialmediaenablesthemnotonlytoparticipatebuttohelpcreate‘networkedpublics’,whichare‘constructs’throughwhichteensconnectandimaginethemselvesaspartofacommunitythatisnotindependentfrombutverymuchconnectedtotheirrelationsin‘real’space.
Networked publics are not just publics networked together, but they are publics that have been transformed by networked media, its properties, and its potential. The properties of bits regulate the structure of networked publics, which, in turn, introduces new possible practices and shapes the interactions that take place.