Different ways of living the city: the urban experience in digital communication practices in Aguascalientes

Abstract

This article focuses on the relation between the city and the Internet, by studying the practices of online communication related to the city, in three groups in Aguascalientes, México: Tequila Valley Aguascalientes, Movimiento Fotocaminante, and Bicicálidos. The theoretical framework is based on André Lemo ́s concept of informational territories and the methodological approach is a multi-sited ethnography. In the main outcomes, it is possible to identify different ways of living the urban experience linked to information and communication technologies. Also, it was observed that a collaboration culture and a collective concern for the city have emerged, from different perspectives such as the search for innovation and technological development, the defense of the environment and the right for mobility, as well as independent cultural proposals.