• DocumentCode
    1288202
  • Title

    Understanding Facebook: Social Computing Isn´t ‘Just’ Social

  • Author

    Lampe, Cliff ; Ellison, Nicole

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    98
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    By understanding how social network sites work, researchers can better assess their effects on different kinds of social interactions as well as the associated benefits and risks. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/_Dz9FR1Bf-U is a video interview with column editor John Riedl, who discusses the topics and writing styles that work best if you´re interested in writing for the Social Computing column.
  • Keywords
    social networking (online); Web extra; social computing column; social interactions; social network sites; video interview; Facebook; Social factors; Social network services; Facebook; social computing; social networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2012.324
  • Filename
    6308592