(Wood, 2015)
Virtual Refugees of Vine
Within many social networks, as wells as regular people networks, cases of Diaspora have been recorded throughout time. Vine's case of Diaspora seems to have forced this case by its members creating "Imagined Communities" (Kuttainen, 2015) on Vine. What I mean by this imagined community in terms of Diaspora is the way certain members of Vine seem to not fit into the already existing groups made of comedy, music, etc. These "Virtual Refugees" tend to steer clear of the mainstream Vine and create their 'imagined community' for themselves only. Not to be confused with the 'Cyber-Flaneur', the 'virtual refugee' seems to to take on a hipster viewpoint. They seem to care about their alternative image. These 'virtual refugees' can be found not just in Vine, but in more recognized social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Ma Mung (2005, p.35) states in his text, "During the migration an identity develops", and "Sharing a common origin, be it real or supposed". These quotes can be familiarized to the above concept of 'virtual refugees' creating their own 'imagined community' through their identical Diaspora of migration from mainstream virtual networks. Ma Mung (2005, p.36) also later mentions a "Collective memory/history", which he describes as follows. "This memory/history justifies for each individual their belonging to the Diaspora". Ma Mung (2005, p.39) also recites the features of Diaspora to help identify modern virtual Diaspora. The first is "The reason of exile". The second being "The duration of exile". The third, "The space of exile". The fourth, "The degree of community cohesion". And the last being, "The existence of links, real or imaginary with the territory or country of reference". All of these 'Features of Diaspora' can be compared to virtually any social network.
References:
Kuttainen, V. (2015). People Networks. Lecture, James Cook University.
Ma Mung, E . (2005). Diaspora, Spatiality, Identities. In Comparative European Research in Migration, Diversity and Identities. Bilbao: University of Deusto.
Wood, S. (2015). 5 Things Social Media Experts Can Learn From Hipsters. Adweek.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015, from http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/5-things-social-media-experts-can-learn-from-hipsters/115716
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