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A face(book) in the crowd: social Searching vs. social browsing
Cliff Lampe,Nicole B. Ellison,Charles Steinfield +2 more
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It is suggested that users are largely employing Facebook to learn more about people they meet offline, and are less likely to use the site to initiate new connections.Abstract:
Large numbers of college students have become avid Facebook users in a short period of time. In this paper, we explore whether these students are using Facebook to find new people in their offline communities or to learn more about people they initially meet offline. Our data suggest that users are largely employing Facebook to learn more about people they meet offline, and are less likely to use the site to initiate new connections.read more
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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
danah boyd,Nicole B. Ellison +1 more
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The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites
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Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis
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Microblogging during two natural hazards events: what twitter may contribute to situational awareness
TL;DR: Analysis of microblog posts generated during two recent, concurrent emergency events in North America via Twitter, a popular microblogging service, aims to inform next steps for extracting useful, relevant information during emergencies using information extraction (IE) techniques.
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Ralph Gross,Alessandro Acquisti +1 more
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Ralph Gross,Alessandro Acquisti +1 more
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