martes, 12 de junio de 2012

Palabras: Netizens


Netizens


Ciudadano de la red, cibernauta.

The term Netizen is a portmanteau of the English words internet and citizen. It is defined as an entity or person actively involved in online communities and a user of the internet, especially an avid one. Netizens are also commonly referred to as cybercitizens, which has the same meaning. (Wiki)

Por ejemplo:

"Microblogging is a process of collective information interaction for netizens, through which the public can comment on an event. We cannot judge whether a message is a rumor or not based on an individual remark."

Hu Yong, an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University,

on reactions to rumors in microblogs, quoted by Oriental Morning Post August 12, 2011.

Imagen:City of words/Vito Acconci

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