Highfield, T. orcid.org/0000-0002-1794-146X (2018) Emoji hashtags // hashtag emoji : of platforms, visual affect, and discursive flexibility. First Monday, 23 (9). ISSN 1396-0466
Abstract
This paper examines the communicative functions of emoji in concert with hashtags, comparing two platform-specific approaches to combining hashtags and emoji: emoji hashtags as discursive markers on Instagram, and platform-directed hashtag emoji on Twitter. These approaches offer key insights into the dynamics between the platforms and their users, from user-led practices on Instagram to the commercial partnerships over-riding user intentionality on Twitter. Such different means of combining emoji and hashtags then demonstrate how platforms variously support and restrict their users’ platform vernaculars and discursive creativity within their everyday social media practices.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2019 16:00 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2019 16:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Illinois at Chicago Library |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.5210/fm.v23i9.9398 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152579 |