The co-evolution of two Chinese mobile short video apps: Parallel platformization of Douyin and TikTok
TikTok is the international twin of China's mobile short video app, Douyin, and one of the
fastest growing short video platforms in the world. Owned by Chinese tech giant, ByteDance …
fastest growing short video platforms in the world. Owned by Chinese tech giant, ByteDance …
Infrastructuralization of Tik Tok: Transformation, power relationships, and platformization of video entertainment in China
Z Zhang - Media, Culture & Society, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The article contributes to complicate the issue of 'infrastructuralization of platform'through an
empirical study on China's video streaming platform, Tik Tok. It aims at exploring how video …
empirical study on China's video streaming platform, Tik Tok. It aims at exploring how video …
#PositiveEnergy Douyin: constructing “playful patriotism” in a Chinese short-video application
In Chinese political discourse,“positive energy”(zheng nengliang) is a popular expression
that has embodied mainstream political ideology in China since 2012. This term has also …
that has embodied mainstream political ideology in China since 2012. This term has also …
Research perspectives on TikTok & its legacy apps| short video platforms and local community building in China
W Wang, J Wu - International Journal of Communication, 2021 - ijoc.org
Along with other short video applications, Douyin represents one of the most popular ways
to obtain information, socialize with friends, and entertain oneself in China. On Douyin, short …
to obtain information, socialize with friends, and entertain oneself in China. On Douyin, short …
The platformization of Chinese society: Infrastructure, governance, and practice
J De Kloet, T Poell, Z Guohua… - Chinese Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as platforms for collaborative
consumption such as Airbnb and Uber, are emerging as new power players that challenge …
consumption such as Airbnb and Uber, are emerging as new power players that challenge …
[PDF][PDF] No judgment: value optimization and the reinvention of reviewing on YouTube
B Hallinan - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Social media platforms employ algorithmic recommendations to optimize the user's
experience and incentivize particular forms of cultural production. While prior research …
experience and incentivize particular forms of cultural production. While prior research …
Influencers and COVID-19: reviewing key issues in press coverage across Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea
As COVID-19 broke out across the Asia Pacific from December 2019, media coverage on its
impacts proliferated online. Among these discourses, coverage on influencers was …
impacts proliferated online. Among these discourses, coverage on influencers was …
The Chinese Overseas
During a visit to Beruas, a small village-town in West Malaysia in 2005, I was alarmed by the
fact that more and more grandmothers were speaking to their grandchildren in bad …
fact that more and more grandmothers were speaking to their grandchildren in bad …
From flexible labour to 'sticky labour': A tracking study of workers in the food-delivery platform economy of China
P Sun, J Yujie Chen, U Rani - Work, employment and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite considerable scholarly attention to the proliferation of gig work on digital platforms,
research tracing the broad trends of labour relations is scant. Analysing interview and survey …
research tracing the broad trends of labour relations is scant. Analysing interview and survey …
Studying platforms and cultural production: Methods, institutions, and practices
This introduction to the second special collection of articles on the platformization of the
cultural industries foregrounds research methods and practices. Drawing from the 12 articles …
cultural industries foregrounds research methods and practices. Drawing from the 12 articles …