The potential for technology-enabled connections

XVI.1 January + February 2009
Page: 6
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FEATURESocial network sites and society


Authors:
Nicole Ellison, Cliff Lampe, Charles Steinfield

Social network sites (SNSs) have the potential to fundamentally change the character of our social lives, both on an interpersonal and a community level. Changes in interaction patterns and social connections are already evident among young people, who are the heaviest users of these sites. As adoption spreads to a wider audience, we expect such changes to be amplified across all segments of society. At an interpersonal level, the identity information included in public profiles serves to lower the barriers to social interaction and thus enable connections between individuals that might not otherwise take place. On a community level,…




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