Card Stories on YouTube: A New Frame for Online Self-Disclosure

Media and Communication

Sabina Misoch¹ 

[1] Department of Sociology, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland

关键词: anonymity;    card story;    computer-mediated communication;    frame;    self-disclosure;    video;    YouTube;   

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学科分类：电子、光学、磁材料

来源: Cogitatio Press

【 摘 要 】

This paper deals with the phenomenon of so-called (note) card stories on YouTube. Card stories can be described as self-disclosing videos or confessions, using a new frame for telling one’s own story audio-visually to the public by combining ‘old�? (hand-written messages) and ‘new�? media (video, computer mediated communication). In 2012/13, a qualitative and exploratory study with a sample of 25 card story videos on YouTube was conducted. The content and visual analysis revealed (1) that these videos are bound to a very specific frame of presentation, (2) that they deal with specific topics, and (3) that the presenter does not remain (visually) anonymous. These findings question previous research results that stressed a strong correlation between online self-disclosure and (visual) anonymity; further, the findings show that this special frame of textual confessions via video supports deep self-disclosures.

【 授权许可】

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