Affective Networks

Abstract

The article discusses the anxiety about blogging. It deals with the affective dimension of online social networks. It claims that bloggers can feel the fantasy of enjoyment, and blog anxiety expresses anxiety in the face of enjoyment. It asserts that blogs and online social networks like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube produce and circulate affect. These affective attachments to media produce feelings of community. It describes the flow of these social networks. It discusses how the users connecting and communicating each other.