The meanings of photographic production on social media websites

Authors

  • Carlos Leonardo Recuero Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel), Brazil.
  • Rebeca Rebs University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2013.58937

Keywords:

Photography,  identity,  social networking site,  image.

Abstract

This work focus on the subject's  image built through photography as the base of "reality" in virtual space. We seek to understand which significances and uses emerged from manipulation/appropriation of the photography act in the composition of the user's profile in social networking sites. In order to discuss these premises, a participant observation was carried, followed by the application of 217 surveys (with open questions) in social network sites (such as Orkut, Facebook, Plurk, Twitter e Flickr). We observed that users create different significances for the use of photography, which not only involve the subjects' identification in the system (connected to the "reality" notion), but the search for creating a self image as well, in order to aggregate social values.

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Author Biographies

  • Carlos Leonardo Recuero, Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel), Brazil.

     

    Professor at the Communication School of the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel), Brazil. PhD candidate at the Postgraduate Programme in Literature of the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel), Brazil. Member of the Center for social communication research (Nupecom). crecuerok@gmail.com.

  • Rebeca Rebs, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil.

    PhD candidate at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil. Assistant professor at the Marketing and Ad School (ESPM), campus south, Brazil. Capes scolarship. rebeca.recuero.rebs@gmail.com.

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Published

2013-07-18

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 13 (2013)

Section

Articles

License

Declaro a total e irrestrita cessão de direitos autorais sobre o texto enviado para publicação na Rumores – Revista Online de Comunicação, Linguagem e Mídias. Entendo que o conteúdo do artigo é de minha inteira responsabilidade, inclusive cabendo a mim a apresentação de permissão para uso de imagens, ilustrações, tabelas, gráficos de terceiros que, porventura, venham a integrá-lo.

How to Cite

The meanings of photographic production on social media websites. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 13, p. 156–175, 2013. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2013.58937. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/58937.. Acesso em: 20 may. 2024.