• DocumentCode
    1419325
  • Title

    Are Our Online "Friends" Really Friends?

  • Author

    Lam, Shyong K. ; Riedl, John

  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    91
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    Do social media contribute to or detract from the creation of social capital, the vital currency that forms the basis of enduring relationships?
  • Keywords
    interactive programming; social networking (online); online friends; relationships; social capital; social media; Behavioral science; Social factors; Social implications of technology; Social network services; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Crowdsourcing Geowikis; Dunbar´s number; Facebook; Social capital; Social computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2012.5
  • Filename
    6128003