A Networked Self examines self presentation and social connection in the digital age. This collection brings together new work on online social networks by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines. The focus of the volume rests on the construction of the self, and what happens to self-identity when it is presented through networks of social connections in new media environments. The volume is structured around the core themes of identity, community, and culture - the central themes of social network sites. Contributors address theory, research, and practical implications of many aspects of online social networks including self-presentation, behavioral norms, patterns and routines, social impact, privacy, class/gender/race divides, taste cultures online, uses of social networking sites within organizations, activism, civic engagement and political impact.
Introduction and Keynote to the Networked Self
Albert-László Barabási
Part One
Context: Communication Theory and Social Network Sites
1. Interaction of Interpersonal, Peer, and Media Influence Sources Online:
A Research Agenda for Technology Convergence
Joseph B. Walther, Caleb Carr, Scott Seung W. Choi, David DeAndrea, Jinsuk Kim, Stephanie Tom Tong, Brandon Van Der Heide
2. Social Network Sites as Networked Publics: Affordances, Dynamics, and Implication
danah boyd
3. Addictive, Compulsive, or Just Another Habit?
Robert LaRose, Junghyun Kim, and Wei Peng
4. Social Network Exploitation
Mark Andrejevic
Part Two
Social Textures: Emerging Patterns of Sociability on Social Network Sites
5. Social Network Sites as Virtual Communities
Malcolm R. Parks
6. "With a little help from my Friends: How social network sites affect social capital processes"
Nicole Ellison, Cliff Lampe, Charles Steinfield, and Jessica Vitak
7. From Dabblers to Omnivores:A Typology of Social Network Site Usage
Eszter Hargittai and Yu-Li Patrick Hsieh
8. Exploring the Use of Social Network Sites in the Workplace
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim
Part Three
Convergent Practices:Intuitive Appropriations of SNS Affordances
9. United We Stand? Online Social Nework Sites and Civic Engagement
Thomas J. Johnson, Weiwu Zhang, Shannon L. Bichard, and Trent Seltzer
10. Between Barack and a Net Place: Users and Uses of Social Network Sites and Blogs for Political Information
Barbara K. Kaye
11. Working the Twittersphere: Microblogging as professional identity construction
Dawn Gilpin
12. Look at us: Collective Narcissism in College Student Facebook Photo Galleries
Andrew L. Mendelson and Zizi Papacharissi
13. Copyright, Fair Use and Social Networks
Patricia Aufderheide
14. Artificial Agents Entering Social Networks
Nikolaos Mavridis
Conclusion: A Networked Self
Zizi Papacharissi
