Social Networks as the Basis for the Formation of Public Communication Space

Abstract

Network communications based of new information and communication technologies transform the methods of interaction, expand the communicative possibilities of space. Social networks blur the line between private and public information. The space of public communications is available to all people with access to social networks. The network form of public communication provides communication between people openly; it is open to the public and accessible to all. Shaping the basis of public communication spaces, social networks significantly increase the efficiency of using communication technologies. Mobile technologies are changing information metabolism, accelerating the exchange of information in public space. Today it has become possible to carry out on-line communications in the public network sphere, which provides the opportunity to meet the growing needs of active citizens’ participation in the affairs of society by intensifying interaction while increasing their transparency. The formation of public communication spaces is especially active on various platforms during crisis situations