Been there, done that: Communication, metacommunication, and presence

TY - JOUR

T1 - Been there, done that

T2 - Communication, metacommunication, and presence

AU - Jensen, Klaus Bruhn

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - Digital media have been defined as meta-media that integrate new as well as old media on a single technological platform. As such, digital media enable new forms of meta-communication about the conditions under which communication is accomplished. The resulting meta-data bear witness to who was present, when, where and doing what, and these metadata remain present for system administrators, regulators, marketers and other third parties to reinterpret and recycle. This article outlines the importance of meta-communication for contemporary communication theory, examines mediated presence as an instance of metacommunication, and addresses the implications of digitally mediated presence for current issues of surveillance.

AB - Digital media have been defined as meta-media that integrate new as well as old media on a single technological platform. As such, digital media enable new forms of meta-communication about the conditions under which communication is accomplished. The resulting meta-data bear witness to who was present, when, where and doing what, and these metadata remain present for system administrators, regulators, marketers and other third parties to reinterpret and recycle. This article outlines the importance of meta-communication for contemporary communication theory, examines mediated presence as an instance of metacommunication, and addresses the implications of digitally mediated presence for current issues of surveillance.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - communication theory

KW - meta-communication

KW - meta-media

KW - presence

KW - surveillance

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1403-1108

VL - 37

SP - 7

EP - 22

JO - The Nordicom Review

JF - The Nordicom Review

IS - Special issue

ER -