A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags
While social media research has provided detailed cumulative analyses of selected social media platforms and content, especially Twitter, newer platforms, apps, and visual content have been less extensively studied so far. This paper proposes a methodology for studying Instagram activity, building o...
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| author | Highfield, T. Leaver, Tama |
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| description | While social media research has provided detailed cumulative analyses of selected social media platforms and content, especially Twitter, newer platforms, apps, and visual content have been less extensively studied so far. This paper proposes a methodology for studying Instagram activity, building on established methods for Twitter research by initially examining hashtags, as common structural features to both platforms. In doing so, we outline methodological challenges to studying Instagram, especially in comparison to Twitter. Finally, we address critical questions around ethics and privacy for social media users and researchers alike, setting out key considerations for future social media research. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-148142020-07-22T05:32:48Z A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags Highfield, T. Leaver, Tama ethics social media visual social media privacy Instagram big data Twitter While social media research has provided detailed cumulative analyses of selected social media platforms and content, especially Twitter, newer platforms, apps, and visual content have been less extensively studied so far. This paper proposes a methodology for studying Instagram activity, building on established methods for Twitter research by initially examining hashtags, as common structural features to both platforms. In doing so, we outline methodological challenges to studying Instagram, especially in comparison to Twitter. Finally, we address critical questions around ethics and privacy for social media users and researchers alike, setting out key considerations for future social media research. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14814 10.5210/fm.v20i1.5563 University of Illinois fulltext |
| spellingShingle | ethics social media visual social media privacy big data Highfield, T. Leaver, Tama A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title | A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title_full | A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title_fullStr | A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title_full_unstemmed | A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title_short | A methodology for mapping Instagram hashtags |
| title_sort | methodology for mapping instagram hashtags |
| topic | ethics social media visual social media privacy big data |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14814 |