This article argues that consideration of the strength of ties between communicators can
help reconcile disparate results on the impact of new media on social relations. It is argued …

This article examines methodological issues for content analytic research of the World Wide
Web. The outline of content analysis as a systematic and quantitative scientific method for …

Howard Rheingold tours the" virtual community" of online networking. Howard Rheingold
has been called the First Citizen of the Internet. In this book he tours the" virtual community" …

The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted many of our conventional understandings
of ourselves and our relationships, raising anxieties and hopes about their effects on our …

Map** Cyberspace is a ground-breaking geographic exploration and critical reading of
cyberspace, and information and communication technologies. The book:* provides an …

For a growing cohort of Americans, Internet tools have become a significant conduit of social
life and work life. The surveys of the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2000 show that …

The purpose of this article is to examine the communication behaviors of online leaders, or
those who influence other members of online communities in triggering message replies …

Large-scale online communities rely on computer-mediated communication between
participants, enabling them to sustain interactions and exchange on a scale hitherto …

The study of social worlds built by people on computer networks challenges the classical
dimensions of sociological research. CMC scholars are prompted to exploit the possibilities …

The rapid developments in computers and information technology over the past decade has
had an impact on psychology, which has moved in this context from local computer …