Super-sticky WeChat and Chinese society / by Yujie Chen, Zhifei Mao, Jack Linchuan Qiu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Yujie, 1985- author.

Mao, Zhifei, 1985- author.

Qiu, Jack Linchuan, 1973- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

The Todd and Elizabeth Donovan Endowed Fund.

Series:

Emerald points

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Wechat--Social aspects.

Wechat.

Wechat (Firm).

Online social networks--China.

Online social networks.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; I.1. Rise of a mega-platform; I.2. The super-sticky WeChat; I.3. How we study WeChat; I.4. Book Structure; Notes; Chapter 1 A Silver-Spoon App: WeChat, Tencent and the Mobile Revolution; 1.1. Introduction: the old dream for a mega-platform; 1.2. Mobile culture in China: QQ, Tencent and social media; 1.2.1. The Promise and Pitfalls of the Golden Platform; 1.3. WeChat's Role in Business Map of Tencent; 1.4. WeChat on the Political Map of Chinese Government

1.5. Conclusion: Selective All-InclusivenessChapter 2 Super-Sticky Design and Everyday Cultures; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. A social and visual walkie-talkie; 2.3. An informational and service bazaar; 2.4. A messaging and scanning wallet; 2.4.1. The Glue of a Virtual Wallet; 2.4.2. The Tipping Dispute: An Epitome of the Clashes of Platform Infrastructures; 2.5. Conclusion: technological disruption is not the right question; Notes; Chapter 3 The Eventful WeChat; 3.1. Social Events on Chinese Social Media; 3.2. Supplementing, Extending and Initiating: Social Events on WeChat

3.3. WeChat as Supplement: Peter Liang and Online Activism among Chinese Americans3.4. WeChat the Extender: Wei Zexi and the Aftermath of a Deathly Scandal; 3.5. WeChat the Initiator: Who is Fan Yusu, and Why Do People Care?; 3.6. Conclusion; Chapter 4 Conclusion: Super-sticky WeChat and the Global Society; 4.1. A Modern Chinese Social Technology on Exhibit; 4.2. WeChat-ise Everyday Life?; 4.3. Global Influence of the Super-Sticky Model; 4.4. Social Media at Crossroads; Notes; Appendix; A Timeline of WeChat (from November 2010 to January 2018); References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2018).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the The Todd and Elizabeth Donovan Endowed Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Chen, Yujie. Super-sticky WeChat and Chinese society.

ISBN:

9781787430914

178743091X

9781787439443

1787439445

Publisher Number:

99985457857

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.