Frictionless intimacy

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- Frictionless intimacy
- 31/01/2012
- Debbi Evans


For younger people sharing media has become the default SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, Creative commons (2012) ©

Scope
How has the way we communicate online evolved? In the midst of raging debate around privacy and frictionless sharing, what does ‘ambient sharing’ tell us about modern forms of communion and intimacy? For the purposes of this article, we'll focus on Gen Y, who are some of the most prolific sharers and frequently early indicators of forthcoming techno-cultural shifts.

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Industry	Behaviour Social networking Media & entertainment
Location	Global
Keywords	Gen Y Pinterest Sharing Living the Dream Serendipity We Are All Media Self & System Privacy & Control Facebook Brand Me

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