Strat\'egies d'autom\'ediation: de l'expression de soi au jeu des intersubjectivit\'es : Etude de la repr\'esentation de l'usager dans Livejournal et Touchgraph

TL;DR

This paper explores how users craft their online self-representations on Livejournal and Touchgraph, examining the interplay between intimacy and intersubjectivity influenced by software interfaces.

Contribution

It offers a pragmatic analysis of self-representation strategies in online platforms, highlighting the role of software functionalities in shaping user identity.

Findings

Software influences self-presentation choices.

Transition from private writing to public sharing.

Interaction between intimacy and community is mediated by interface.

Abstract

Actor of its presentation and actor of its online representation, the diarist draws his diegetic existence by setting up a strategy of automediation. The Self-representation is a personal creation determined by the interface and the functionalities of the software. A pragmatic approach of the Self-representation in the Livejournal Blog and the Touchgraph Livejournal browser provides a way to observe the play between intimacy and intersubjectivity. The software leads the user from the lonely space of writing to the community space of publication.