Social networks and Internet connectivity effects

See you on Facebook! A framework for analyzing the role of computer-mediated interaction in the evolution of social capital

“…In the authors' words, "Highly engaged users are using Facebook to crystallize relationships that might otherwise remain ephemeral" (2007). As argued by Haythornthwaite (2005), social media create "latent tie connectivity among group members that provides the technical means for activating weak ties" (p. 125). Latent ties are those social network ties that are "technically possible but not activated socially" (p. 137).…”

“…We assume that the payoff FF Π decreases as the share of the population adopting the SN strategy grows. On the other hand, we account for the claim that online networks are used mainly to maintain existing offline relationships (boyd and Ellison 2007), to crystallize weak ties ) and to activate latent ties (Haythornthwaite 2005), through the assumption that the payoff SN Π increases as N K , i.e. the stock of the internet's social capital, grows.…”

“…Furthermore, some researchers have been able to carry out the first longitudinal analyses in the field (see for example Steinfield et al 2008). According to this strand of the literature, SNSs support the strengthening of bonding and bridging social capital (Valkenburg et al 2006, Steinfield et al 2008, Gilbert et al 2009, Burke et al 2009), allow the crystallization of weak or latent ties that might otherwise remain ephemeral (Haythornthwaite 2005, support teenagers' self-esteem -encouraging them to relate to their peers , Steinfield et al 2008, stimulate social learning (Burke et al 2010), enhance social trust, civic participation and political engagement (Valenzuela et al 2009), facilitate the creation of electronic networks of practice (Vasko and Faray 2005, Landqvist and Teigland 2010, Matzat 2010, and help the promotion of collective actions to the pursuit of shared goals (Landqvist and Teigland 2010). Drawing on survey data from a random sample of 800 Michigan State University undergraduate students, Ellison et al (2007) find that certain kinds of Facebook use can help students accumulate and maintain bridging social capital.…”

Development and Validation of a Facebook Relational Maintenance Measure

“…To establish the discriminant validity of our scale, we posited Multiplexity, or the use of multiple types of media with network ties, has been shown to affect closeness between people such that those who use more media types are closer (Haythornthwaite, 2005). The FRMM could be used in conjunction with other maintenance scales in order to explore how people use both offline and online maintenance behaviors to maintain relationships.…”

O “Efeito Facebook” No Ensino De Administração

“…Em Capra (2006), as redes sociais são redes que contemplam a linguagem simbólica, as fronteiras culturais e as relações de poder, e incentivam as manifestações sociais e democráticas, pela sua capilaridade e idealismo múltiplo. Haythornthwaite (2005) demonstra essa importância da interação entre as pessoas e não a opinião individual de cada uma. Isso leva a entender o que Lévy (2003) chama de "inteligência coletiva", formada por um espaço semântico na Web, espécie de "cidade abstrata" na qual possui seis distritos, que correspondem a três tipos de conhecimento (representações mentais, habilidades, intenções) e três tipos de realidade do universo humano, ou seja, seus três tipos de redes: mensagens, sociais e técnicas.…”