Open AccessWhen PIM goes public: A case study of organizedlikejen
Author(s) -
Thomson Leslie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.2014.14505101163
Subject(s) - upload , social media , gateway (web page) , set (abstract data type) , internet privacy , world wide web , focus (optics) , information sharing , computer science , public relations , sociology , political science , physics , optics , programming language
Typically, information scientists research videos and blogs, two types of online content, with the aim to understand the information behaviors and activities of those who seek and use such sources. Yet, beginning to understand the set of information‐intensive behaviors and activities that accompany online content creation is equally important. This poster presents an early case study of one self‐designated “Original Content Creator,” OrganizedLikeJen , a social media personality found on YouTube—as well as on sites like Tumblr, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest—whose uploads often have an information‐related focus. The objective of this poster is to understand how OrganizedLikeJen might proffer a gateway to the investigation of several topics little taken up in current literature. What are possible information producing and sharing behaviors in these forums? What are possible information‐centric work practices in these forums? How might informal information providing careers be characterized? Could OrganizedLikeJen specifically indicate information popularization among broad audiences?