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Exploring Social Interactions in WhatsApp Groups: A Netnographic Study of Virtual Photography Communities

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Mochammad Revaldy Rafsanzafi1, Nur Maghfirah Aesthetika1, *, Ainur Rochmaniah1, Sherzod Uralovich Kiyosov2
1Communication Studies Program, University of Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Sidoarjo, Indonesia
2Tashkent Institute of Finance, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
*Corresponding author. Email: fira.umsida@gmail.com
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Nur Maghfirah Aesthetika
Available Online 4 September 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-247-7_30How to use a DOI?
Keywords
social interaction; whatsapp social media; netnography; virtual community; LLP Indonesia photography community members
Abstract

This research aims to find out the netnography study of social interaction in social media Whatsapp gruop members of the virtual community of photography LLP Indonesia, This research method uses netnography method with qualitative descriptive research type. Data collection techniques used observation and documentation by screenshooting conversations, images, and videos in the whatshap group Data analysis techniques used data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that the social interaction of members of the LLP Indonesia (Lighter Light Painting Indonesia) photography virtual community is in the form of verbal and nonverbal communication. Verbal communication includes: conversations in the form of text and language, while nonverbal communication is sending images, videos, photos and emojis, and there are forms of social interaction in the form of associative social interaction and dissociative social interaction.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science (ICARSE 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
4 September 2024
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978-2-38476-247-7
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2352-5398
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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