“The growing primacy of cyberspace over geographic space may lead to a redefinit
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“The growing primacy of cyberspace over geographic space may lead to a redefinition of social space, with area of interest and access to a computer network eventually becoming more important than locality or geographic region in determining how much or to whom individuals talk about both public and private issues. Such changes, in turn, can be expected to affect the process whereby public opinion is form and transformed through communication.”
The quote above is from the Dynamic Social Impact study. It elaborates on the evolution of “social spaces” and opportunities for person-to-person influences (like the email exchanges in the study but with fewer boundaries of time and space). In the world, you interact face-to-face. In the world of email you interact and an interpersonal distance. Social media conjoins the two. You have potentially immediate and anonymous influence. In 100 words or fewer, elaborate on how that would strike the difference between email and face-to-face in relation to “status battles.”
Explanation / Answer
In contrast to email, social media allows expression as close to reality as possible.
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