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Serwisy społecznościowe w przestrzeni internetowej – (social)mediatyzacja życia codziennego
Social media in Internet space – (social) mediatization of everyday life

Author(s): Malwina Popiołek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: social network sites; Facebook; MySpace; nk.pl; social media; Fear of missing out; FoMO

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, the importance of social media in our life is rapidly growing. Especially popular are social networking sites such as Facebook or Instagram. The article: Social network sites in the web space describes briefly social media, especially social network sites, and its role in our everyday life. It also describes how and why we use social network sites, and also what kind of risks (such as fear of missing out) we can experience because of that. The article is trying to answer the question if nowadays social network sites using is a choice or a necessity

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1 (221)
  • Page Range: 60-71
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish