Social networking : redefining communication in the digital age

Kurylo, Anastacia, (editor.). Dumova, Tatyana, 1962- (editor.).

Summary: "Social Networking: Redefining Communication in the Digital Age fulfills a pressing demand in social network literature by bringing together international experts from the fields of communication, new media technologies, marketing and advertising, public relations and journalism, business, and education. In this volume contributors traces online social networking practices across national borders, cultural confines, and geographic limits. The book delves into the socioeconomic, political, cultural, and professional dimensions of social networking around the globe, and explores the similarities, distinctions, and specific characteristics of social media networks in diverse settings. The chapters offer an important contribution to the scholarly research on the uses and applications of online social networking around the world and pertain to a broad range of academic fields. Overall, the volume addresses a subject matter of keen interest to academics and practitioners alike and provides a much-needed forum for sharing innovative research practices and exchanging new ideas"--Publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9781611477382
ISBN: 1611477395
ISBN: 9781611477399
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 189 pages)
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Publisher: Madison [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Robert Shuter -- Introduction: social networking without walls / Anastacia Kurylo and Tatyana Dumova -- Together and apart : social and technical networks / Guy Merchant -- The application of traditional social network theory to socially interactive technologies / Corey Jay Liberman -- Social networking sites, self-disclosure, and personal engagement / Pamela J. Kalbfleisch -- Mobile social networking / Giuseppe Lugano -- Students, the ivory tower, and educational uses of social networking sites / Anastacia Kurylo and Yifeng Hu -- The illusion of control : a historiographical examination of social media, bookmarking, and perceived control in the digital sphere / Pamela E. Walck and Hans K. Meyer -- Social networking in times of crisis / Hayley Watson, Kush Wadhwa, Lemi Baruh, and Salvatore Scifo -- Social networking technologies and social movements / Zeynep Günel and Lemi Baruh -- Networked activism in china / Zixue Tai -- Social network research methods : approaches and key issues / Tatyana Dumova -- Index -- About the contributors.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2016).