Thumbstruck

This article attempts to ground the ubiquitous icon of the “thumb” present on several social network services (SNSs) and online comment fora in both semiotic and semantic registers. The digital convention of making use of the thumb is first clarified in terms of its status as either icon, index, or...

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Main Author: Kane Faucher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago 2013-04-01
Series:Semiotic Review
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Online Access:https://semioticreview.com/sr/index.php/srindex/article/view/14
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