Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
danah boyd,Nicole B. Ellison +1 more
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This publication contains reprint articles for which IEEE does not hold copyright and which are likely to be copyrighted.Abstract:
Social network sites SNSs are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together scholarship on these emergent phenomena In this introductory article, we describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition We then present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with considerations for future researchread more
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