MediaTor: Jurnal Komunikasi
Vol 11, No 2 (2018): (Accredited Sinta 3)

Aplikasi Transportasi Online GO-JEK Bentuk dari Konstruksi Sosial Teknologi dalam Media Baru

Henry Brown Nathalia (Unknown)
Irwansyah Irwansyah (Staf Pengajar Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi Fisip UI, Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Dec 2018

Abstract

Technology is something that can’t be separated from the life of modern societies today. Technology is present to help man to run their daily activities. Are humans as creators of technology, or technology that shapes humans in such a way? This question tried to answer by the Social Construction of Technology theory, this theory views that man determine technology. Social Construction of Technology is condition in which the society needed and make technology because of their social necessity. It means, human and technology can not be separated. People will continue to need technology and innovate to create new technologies to make their daily activities easier. the presence of online transportation apps, as a concrete example of the  implementation of social construction technologies in new media, online  transpotation applications such as GO-JEK were created as a solution for the society to resolve traffic jam problems and their needs for easier transportation that fast and efficient.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mediator

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi focuses on communication studies and media. Although centered on communication, Mediator is open and welcomes the contribution of many disciplines and approaches that meet at crossroads with communication studies. Type of writing is in the form of scientific articles (the ...