Virtual Social Climbing
Tags: SOCIAL networks; INTERNET; WEBSITES; SOCIAL interaction; SOCIAL groups
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The article reports on issues concerning the social networking web site of the company Facebook Inc. It is reported that the web site has attracted more than 63,000 members, making it one of the most successful British communities to appear on the social networking site. The group encourages...
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The article focuses on the advantages of social networking to business and how it can work in different contexts. It details how social networking works. It mentions that social networking breaks down the resistance to share because it delivers clear benefits to those who participate. It...
- The Red Hat: A Visual Ethnographic Study of Women, Self-determination, and Symbolic Interactionism. Buck, Mary; Fraser, Benson // Conference Papers -- National Communication Association;2008, p1
This ethnographic study explores the concepts of self-determination and symbolic interactionism among women adopting new roles through membership in an international social network known as the Red Hat Society. Using interviewing techniques and a questionnaire guide, the study offers "insider's...
- The magic of networking. Dietderich, Andrew // Crain's Detroit Business;7/10/2006, Vol. 22 Issue 28, p11
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- Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem: Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall. Gonzales, Amy // Conference Papers -- National Communication Association;2009, p1
This study explores the effect of observing one's own Facebook site compared to observing a stranger's Facebook site on self-esteem. The theory of Objective Self-Awareness (OSA) and the Hyperpersonal Model are used to formulate contrasting hypotheses about the effect of Facebook on self-esteem....
