RT Journal Article
T1 Social media apps on the Camino de Santiago
A1 Sixto García, José
K1 Camino de Santiago
K1 Social media
K1 Apps
K1 Safety
K1 Gender
AB The Camino de Santiago continues to beat records in terms of number of pilgrims and increases their popularity internationally, since there are already more foreign than Spanish pilgrims. On the other hand, the use of social media (instant messaging apps and social networks) also continues to grow worldwide. It is assumed that pilgrims take a mobile phone with them on the Camino, but what apps do they use? Do these apps make them feel safer during the pilgrimage? Through surveys of pilgrims and in-depth interviews, this research provides answers to these questions. The results show that pilgrims use more messaging apps than social networks and the use of both as protection mechanisms during the Camino de Santiago. It also warns of the possibility that pilgrims, especially foreigners, may be transmitting perceptions of insecurity while on the pilgrimage, which would damage the public image of the Camino.
PB Frontiers
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42811
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42811
LA eng
NO Sixto-García J (2025) Social media apps on the Camino de Santiago. Front. Commun. 10:1623999. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1623999
NO This work was supported by (1) The AlertCops app on the Camino de Santiago: the importance of communicating a safe Camino 2024 (2024-PU018) Ref. / Cátedra del Camino de Santiago (USC), Catedral de Santiago, Xunta de Galicia, Marca Galicia and Xacobeo 21-22 and (2) Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain), and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [PID2021-122534OB-C21. Digital native media in Spain: Strategies, competencies, social involvement and (re)definition of practices in journalistic production and dissemination].
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026