1. The document discusses how traditional photo albums and digital photo albums serve different functions for remembering the past and constructing identity. 2. Traditional photo albums tell the story of a family and an individual's role in their community, while digital albums focus more on the present experience and sharing with an online community. 3. The researcher conducted an ethnographic study of how people select, edit, arrange, and share photos in different types of albums to understand how the medium shapes experiences and audiences.

1. Hello! Sabina Baciu National School of Political and Administrative Studies Maastricht University

2. Photo Albums between Analogue and Digital technologies

4. Constructing your identity online Remembering important moments from the past in a familial context

5. Marshall McLuhan Raymond Williams Jay Bolter & Richard Grusin

7. Digital photography Experience Right here, right now

8. Study case

10. Methodology

11. Two types of album with two different functions

12. Traditional album Digital album Past Present Self, family and very close friends Online community of friends Low: Maybe write on the back of the photo time and date High: Tags, comments, descriptions Technical selection when developing Rigorous selection of pictures Temporal dimension with which it is associated Audience Level of interaction with the audience Photographs selection Two types of album with two different functions

13. Results Digital folder vs . online digital album Entertainment

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