Title | Digital Traces in Context - An Introduction |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Hepp, A, Breiter, A, Friemel, T |
Journal | International Journal of Communication |
Volume | 12 |
Keywords | big data, contextualization, datafication, deep mediatization, digital methods, digital traces |
Abstract | A consequence of living in a media-saturated world is that we inevitably leave behind digital traces of our media use. In this introduction to the International Journal of Communication’s thematic section, we argue for a need to put those digital traces in context. As a starting point, we outline our basic understanding of digital traces, generally defining them as numerically produced correlations of disparate kinds of data |
URL | http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8650 |