Mediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences

Amid the widespread diffusion of digital communication technologies, our cities are at a critical juncture as these technologies are entering all aspects of urban life. Data-driven technologies help citizens to navigate the city, find friends, or discover new places. While these technology-mediated...

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Autores principales:	Annelien Smets, Pieter Ballon, Nils Walravens
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Publicado:	Cogitatio 2021
Materias:	algorithmic curation algorithmic mediators context media smart cities spatiality urban algorithms Communication. Mass media P87-96
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3a8d155d9999496aa421feb8050ed91f2021-11-18T11:14:13ZMediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences2183-243910.17645/mac.v9i4.4086https://doaj.org/article/3a8d155d9999496aa421feb8050ed91f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/4086https://doaj.org/toc/2183-2439Amid the widespread diffusion of digital communication technologies, our cities are at a critical juncture as these technologies are entering all aspects of urban life. Data-driven technologies help citizens to navigate the city, find friends, or discover new places. While these technology-mediated activities come in scope of scholarly research, we lack an understanding of the underlying curation mechanisms that select and present the particular information citizens are exposed to. Nevertheless, such an understanding is crucial to deal with the risk of the socio-cultural polarization assumedly reinforced by this kind of algorithmic curation. Drawing upon the vast amount of work on algorithmic curation in online platforms, we construct an analytical lens that is applied to the urban environment to establish an understanding of algorithmic curation of urban experiences. In this way, this article demonstrates that cities could be considered as a new materiality of curational platforms. Our framework outlines the various urban information flows, curation logics, and stakeholders involved. This work contributes to the current state of the art by bridging the gap between online and offline algorithmic curation and by providing a novel conceptual framework to study this timely topic.Annelien SmetsPieter BallonNils WalravensCogitatioarticlealgorithmic curationalgorithmic mediatorscontext mediasmart citiesspatialityurban algorithmsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96ENMedia and Communication, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 250-259 (2021)
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description	Amid the widespread diffusion of digital communication technologies, our cities are at a critical juncture as these technologies are entering all aspects of urban life. Data-driven technologies help citizens to navigate the city, find friends, or discover new places. While these technology-mediated activities come in scope of scholarly research, we lack an understanding of the underlying curation mechanisms that select and present the particular information citizens are exposed to. Nevertheless, such an understanding is crucial to deal with the risk of the socio-cultural polarization assumedly reinforced by this kind of algorithmic curation. Drawing upon the vast amount of work on algorithmic curation in online platforms, we construct an analytical lens that is applied to the urban environment to establish an understanding of algorithmic curation of urban experiences. In this way, this article demonstrates that cities could be considered as a new materiality of curational platforms. Our framework outlines the various urban information flows, curation logics, and stakeholders involved. This work contributes to the current state of the art by bridging the gap between online and offline algorithmic curation and by providing a novel conceptual framework to study this timely topic.
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title	Mediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences
title_short	Mediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences
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Mediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences

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