Tracking prominent figures’ output is a form of community participation

Evidence

The ability to keep up with the projects, relationships, and internet content of important people was a part of participating in the community’s public life. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 324

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to fan studies and celebrity culture scholarship on parasocial tracking as belonging practice. — connects to: Following others’ feeds strengthens friendships and community closeness — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 566; Networked audiences enable public enforcement of social norms — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 575

Broader Connections

• Following others’ feeds strengthens friendships and community closeness #corroborates (0.78) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 566
• Networked audiences enable public enforcement of social norms #corroborates (0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 575