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Several points of stability are identified, including: | Several points of stability are identified, including: | ||
| − | *Strong, intimate social relationships online tend | + | *Strong, intimate social relationships online tend to be also strong, intimate social relationships offline (Dutton, Helsper, & Gerber, 2009; Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007; Hampton, Sessions, Her, & Rainie, 2009). |
| − | to be also strong, intimate social relationships | + | *People who tend to communicate more online also tend to do so offline (Quan-Haase, 2008; Wellman, Quan-Haase, Witte, & Hampton, 2001). |
| − | offline (Dutton, Helsper, & Gerber, 2009; Ellison, | + | *The distribution of contacts will always be skewed with few friends being close and the majority being weak (Lewis, Kaufman, Gonzalez, Wimmer, & Christakis, 2008; Roberts, Dunbar, Pollet, & Kuppens, 2009). |
| − | Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007; Hampton, Sessions, | + | *There will be a gap between what users say they do and what they actually do as the investigation of privacy concerns on social network sites has shown (Gross & Acquisti, 2005; Young & Quan-Haase, 2009). |
| − | Her, & Rainie, 2009). | + | |
| − | *People who tend to communicate more online also | + | |
| − | tend to do so offline (Quan-Haase, 2008; Wellman, | + | |
| − | Quan-Haase, Witte, & Hampton, 2001). | + | |
| − | *The distribution of contacts will always be skewed | + | |
| − | with few friends being close and the majority | + | |
| − | being weak (Lewis, Kaufman, Gonzalez, Wimmer, | + | |
| − | & Christakis, 2008; Roberts, Dunbar, Pollet, & | + | |
| − | Kuppens, 2009). | + | |
| − | *There will be a gap between what users say they do | + | |
| − | and what they actually do as the investigation of | + | |
| − | privacy concerns on social network sites has shown | + | |
| − | (Gross & Acquisti, 2005; Young & Quan-Haase, | + | |
| − | 2009). | + | |
Revision as of 08:06, 15 January 2011
Persistence and Change in Social Media
This article compiles a series of papers to identify elements of social media practice that are persistent across platforms, users, and cultures.
Several points of stability are identified, including:
- Strong, intimate social relationships online tend to be also strong, intimate social relationships offline (Dutton, Helsper, & Gerber, 2009; Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007; Hampton, Sessions, Her, & Rainie, 2009).
- People who tend to communicate more online also tend to do so offline (Quan-Haase, 2008; Wellman, Quan-Haase, Witte, & Hampton, 2001).
- The distribution of contacts will always be skewed with few friends being close and the majority being weak (Lewis, Kaufman, Gonzalez, Wimmer, & Christakis, 2008; Roberts, Dunbar, Pollet, & Kuppens, 2009).
- There will be a gap between what users say they do and what they actually do as the investigation of privacy concerns on social network sites has shown (Gross & Acquisti, 2005; Young & Quan-Haase, 2009).
The term "social media practice" is proposed as a means to overcome the transient nature of the phenomena encountered on social media.
