| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 189 pages) |
| Series |
The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Robert Shuter -- Introduction: social networking without walls / Anastacia Kurylo and Tatyana Dumova -- Together and apart : social and technical networks / Guy Merchant -- The application of traditional social network theory to socially interactive technologies / Corey Jay Liberman -- Social networking sites, self-disclosure, and personal engagement / Pamela J. Kalbfleisch -- Mobile social networking / Giuseppe Lugano -- Students, the ivory tower, and educational uses of social networking sites / Anastacia Kurylo and Yifeng Hu -- The illusion of control : a historiographical examination of social media, bookmarking, and perceived control in the digital sphere / Pamela E. Walck and Hans K. Meyer -- Social networking in times of crisis / Hayley Watson, Kush Wadhwa, Lemi Baruh, and Salvatore Scifo -- Social networking technologies and social movements / Zeynep Günel and Lemi Baruh -- Networked activism in china / Zixue Tai -- Social network research methods : approaches and key issues / Tatyana Dumova -- Index -- About the contributors. |
| Summary |
"Social Networking: Redefining Communication in the Digital Age fulfills a pressing demand in social network literature by bringing together international experts from the fields of communication, new media technologies, marketing and advertising, public relations and journalism, business, and education. In this volume contributors traces online social networking practices across national borders, cultural confines, and geographic limits. The book delves into the socioeconomic, political, cultural, and professional dimensions of social networking around the globe, and explores the similarities, distinctions, and specific characteristics of social media networks in diverse settings. The chapters offer an important contribution to the scholarly research on the uses and applications of online social networking around the world and pertain to a broad range of academic fields. Overall, the volume addresses a subject matter of keen interest to academics and practitioners alike and provides a much-needed forum for sharing innovative research practices and exchanging new ideas"--Publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Online social networks.
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Social media.
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Social movements -- Technological innovations.
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Social networks -- Research -- Methodology.
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social media. |
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology. |
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Online social networks |
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Social media |
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Social networks -- Research -- Methodology |
| Added Author |
Kurylo, Anastacia, editor.
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Dumova, Tatyana, 1962- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social networking. Lanham : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2016 9781611477382 (DLC) 2015047556 |
| ISBN |
9781611477399 (electronic book) |
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1611477395 (electronic book) |
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9781611477382 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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