Social Networking Sites



COMM 620: Theories of Computer Mediated Communication Fall 2012

Wednesdays, 12:30-3:20 pm, Room 230 ASCJ or office (301D)

Instructor: Margaret McLaughlin margaretlmclaughlin@ or mmclaugh@usc.edu

213-740-3938 Office Hour: 1:00 pm Mondays or by appointment 301-D Annenberg School

Textbooks:

Papacharissi, Z. (2010). A networked self: Identity, community, and culture on social network sites. T&F Books, US. Available for Kindle (buy or rent).

Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.) (2008). Mediated interpersonal communication. New York: Routledge. Available for Kindle (buy or rent)

Ling,R., & Campbell, S. (Eds.) (2010). The reconstruction of space and time: Mobile communication practices. Transaction Publishers.

Class Requirements:

Complete and present a data-based term paper on some aspect of computer-mediated communication

Lead discussion and prepare abstracts for two of the weekly topics

Term Paper Timetable

Suggested due date for IRB application: October 20

Final paper due: December 8

Readings:

|Wednesday August 29 |Introduction, Getting Organized |

|Wednesday September 5 |Overview |

|Wednesday September 12 |Self-Presentation and Impression Formation in CMC |

|Wednesday September 19 |Social Networking 1 |

|Wednesday September 26 |Social Networking 2 |

|Wednesday October 3 |Online Friendships |

|Wednesday October 10 |Online Dating |

|Wednesday October 17 |The Dark Side of CMC |

|Wednesday October 24 |Online Social Support |

|Wednesday October 31 |Online Gaming |

|Wednesday November 7 |Mobile Phones 1 |

|Wednesday November 14 |Communication with Avatars, Characters, and Agents |

|Wednesday November 21 |Mobile Phones 2 |

|Wednesday November 28 |Mobile Phones 3 (a) (b) |

|Wednesday December 5 |Issues for Virtual Teams |

Wednesday August 29: Introduction

August 27: Chapter 1, Mediated Interpersonal Communication

Wednesday September 5: Overview

Chapters 2, 3, 4 in Mediated Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 1 in Papacharissi

Wednesday September 12: Self-Presentation and Impression Formation

Papacharissi, Chapter 11, 12

Schwammlein, E., & Wodzicki, K. (2012).What to tell about me: Self-presentation in online communities. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 17, 387–407.

Rosenber,g, J., & Egbert, N. (2011). Online impression management: Personality traits and concerns for secondary goals as predictors of self-presentation tactics on Facebook. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 1–18.

Utz, S. (2010). Show me your friends and I will tell you what type of person you are: How one's profile, number of friends, and type of friends influence impression formation on social Network sites. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 15 (1), 314-335.

Whitty, M. T. (2008). Revealing the `real' me, searching for the `actual' you: Presentations of self on an internet dating site, Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 1707-1723.

Kalyanaraman, S., & Sundar, S. S. (2008). Impression formation effects in online mediated communication. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.) (2008). Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Tong, S. T., Van Der Heide, B., Langwell, L, & Walther, J. (2008). Too much of a good thing? The relationship between number of friends and interpersonal impressions on Facebook. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.,13, 531-549.

Zhao, S., Grasmuck, S., & Martin, J. (2008). Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 1816-1836

Wednesday September 19: Social Networking 1

Brandtzaeg, P. B. (2012). Social networking sites: Their users and social implications — A longitudinal study. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ,17, 467–488

Waters, S., & Ackerman, J. (2011). Exploring privacy management on Facebook: Motivations and perceivedconsequences of voluntary disclosure. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 17, 101-115.

Nosko, A., Wood, E., & Molema, S. (2010). All about me: Disclosure in online social networking profiles: The case of FACEBOOK. Computers in Human Behavior, 26(3),

Wilson, K., Fornasier, S., & White, K. M. (2010). Psychological predictors of young adults' use of social networking sites. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13(2), 173-177.

Cheung, C. M. K., & Lee, M. K. O. (2010). A theoretical model of intentional social action in online social networks. Decision Support Systems, 49(1), 24-30.

boyd, d. m., & Ellison, N. B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and

Ellison, N., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2006). Spatially bounded online social networks and social cpital: The role of facebook. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, June 19-23.



Shin, D., & Kim, W. (2008). Applying the technology acceptance model and flow theory to Cyworld user behavior: Implication of the Web2.0 user acceptance. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11,378-382.

Wednesday September 26: Social Networking 2

Papacharissi, Chapter 7

Utz, Sonja, & Beukeboom, C. J. (2011). The role of social network sites in romantic relationships: Effects on jealousy and relationship happiness. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 511-527.

Papacharissi, Z. (2009). The virtual geographies of social networks: A comparative analysis of facebook, linkedin and ASmallWorld. New Media & Society, 11(1-2), 199-220.

Valenzuela, S., Park, N., & Kee, K. (2009). Is there social capital in a social network site?: Facebook use and college students' life satisfaction, trust, and participation. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(4), 875-901.

Greenhow, C., & Robelia, B. (2009). Old communication, new literacies: Social network sites as social learning resources. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(4), 1130-1161.

Donath, J. (2007). Signals in social supernets. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 12.

Wednesday, October 3: Online Friendships

Hall, J. A., & Baym, N. K. (2012). Calling and texting (too much): Mobile maintenance expectations, (over)dependence, entrapment, and friendship satisfaction. New Media and Society, 14(2), 316-331.

McLaughlin, C., & Vitak, J. (2012). Norm evolution and violation on Facebook. New Media and Society, 14(2), 299-315.

Dimmick, J., Feaster, J. C., & Ramirez, A. (2011), The niches of interpersonal media Relationships in time and space. New Media and Society, 13(8), 1265-1282.

Ledbetter, A. M. (2009). Patterns of media use and multiplexity: Associations with sex, geographic distance and friendship interdependence. New Media & Society, 11(7), 1187-1208.

Verger, M., & Pelzer, B. (2009). Consequences of media and Internet use for offline and online network capital and well-being: A causal model approach. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(1), 189-210.

Eagle, N., Pentland, A. (., & Lazer, D. (2009). Inferring friendship network structure by using mobile phone data. PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(36), 15274-15278.

Ando, R., & Sakamoto, A. (2008). The effect of cyber-friends on loneliness and social anxiety: Differences between high and low self-evaluated physical attractiveness groups. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 993-1009.

Wednesday, October 10: Online Dating

Ellison, N. B., Hancock, J.T., & Toma, C. L. (2012). Profile as promise: A framework for conceptualizing veracity in online dating self-presentations. New Media and Society, 14(2), 45-62

Stephure, R. J., Boon, S.D., Mackinnon, S. L., Deveau, V. L. (2009).

Internet Initiated Relationships: Associations Between Age and Involvement in Online Dating. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(3), 658-681.

Whitty, M. (2008). The joys of online dating. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Ellison, N., Heino, R., & Gibbs,, J. (2006). Managing impressions online: Self-presentation processes in the online dating environment. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 11, 2.

Rosen, L. D., Cheever, N. A., Cummings, C., & Felt, J. (2008).The impact of emotionality and self-disclosure on online dating versus traditional dating. Computers in Human Behavior., 24(5), 2124-2157

Wednesday, October 17: The Dark Side of CMC

Papacharissi, Chapter 4

Davis, K. (2012). Tensions of identity in a networked era: Young people’s perspectives on the risks and rewards of online self-expression. New Media and Society, 14(4), 634-651.

Erdur-Baker, Ö. (2010). Cyberbullying and its correlation to traditional bullying, gender and frequent and risky usage of internet-mediated communication tools. New Media & Society, 12(1), 109-125.

Douglas, K. M. (2008). Antisocial communication on electronic mail and the Internet In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Slonje, R., & Smith, P. K. (2008). Cyberbullying: Another main type of bullying?. Scandanavian Journal of Psychology, 49, 147-154.

Oegema, D., Kleinnijenhus, J., Anderson, Koos, & van Hoof, A. (2008). Flaming and blaming: The influence of mass media content on interactions in online discussions. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Wednesday, October 24: Online Social Support

Papacharissi, Chapter 5

Stefanone, M.A., Kwon, K. H., & Lackaff, D. (2012). Exploring the relationship between perceptions of social capital and enacted support online. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 17, 451–466.

McLaughlin, M., Nam, Y., Gould, J., Pade, C., Meeske, K.A., Ruccione, K.S., & Fulk, J. (2011). A videosharing social networking intervention for young adult cancer survivors. Computers in Human Behavior, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.11.009

Owen, J.E., Boxley, L., Goldstein, M., Lee, J., Breen, N., & Rowland, J. (2010). Use of health-related online support groups: Population data from the California

Health Interview Survey Complementary and Alternative Medicine Study. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(3), 427-446.

Tanis, M. (2008). What makes the internet a place to seek social support. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Barak, A., Boniel-Nissim, M., & Suler, J. (2008). Fostering empowerment in online support groups, Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 5, 1867-1883.

Lin, C., & Anol. B. (2008). Learning online social support: An investigation of network information technology based on UTAUT CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(3), 268-272.

Demiris, G. (2006). The diffusion of virtual communities in health care: Concepts and challenges. Patient Education and Counseling, 62, 178-188.

Lapinski, M. K. (2006).: A theoretically based content analysis of pro-eating disorder Web sites. Health Communication , 20, 243-253..

Wednesday, October 31: Online Gaming

Teng, C., Chen, M-Y., Chen, Y-J., & Li, Y-J. (2012). Loyalty due to others: The relationships among challenge, interdependence, and online gamer loyalty  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 17, 489–500.

Barnett, J., & Coulson, M. (2010). Virtually real: A psychological perspective on massively multiplayer online games. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 167-179.

Bennerstedt, U., & Ivarsson, J. (2010). Knowing the way. managing epistemic topologies in virtual game worlds. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 19(2), 201-230.

Chen, C., Sun, C., & Hsieh, J. (2008). . Player guild dynamics and evolution in massively multiplayer online games. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(3), 293-301.

Chior, W. (2008), Induced attitude change on online gaming among adolescents: An application of the less-leads-to-more effect. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(2), 212-216.

Klimmt, C., & Hartmann, T. (2008). Mediated interpersonal communication in multiplayer video games. Implications for entertainment and relationship management. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Williams, D., Caplan, S., & Xiong, L. (2007). Can you hear me now? The impact of voice in an online gaming community. Human Communication Research, 33(4), 427-449.

Wednesday, November 7: Mobile Phones, 1,

Ling, R., & Bertel, T. F. (2012). The socio-demographics of texting: An analysis of traffic data. New Media and Society, 14(2), 281-298.

Jin, B., & Peña, J. F. (2010). Mobile communication in romantic relationships: Mobile phone use, relational uncertainty, love, commitment, and attachment styles. Communication Reports, 23(1), 39-51.

Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2010). User acceptance of mobile internet based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology: Investigating the determinants and gender differences. Social Behavior and Personality, 38(3), 415-426.

Reid, F. J. M., & Reid, D. J. (2010). The expressive and conversational affordances of mobile messaging. Behaviour & Information Technology, 29(1), 3-22.

Bittman, M., Brown, J. E., & Wajcman, J. (2009). The mobile phone, perpetual contact and time pressure. Work, Employment and Society, 23(4), 673-691.

Arminen, I., & Weilenmann, A. (2009). Mobile presence and intimacy—Reshaping social actions in mobile contextual configuration. Journal of Pragmatics, 41(10), 1905-1923.

Timotijevic, L., Barnett, J., Shepherd, R., & Senior, V. (2009). Factors influencing self-report of mobile phone use: The role of response prompt, time reference and mobile phone use in recall. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23(5), 664-683.

Wednesday, November 14: Communication with Avatars, Characters, and Agents

Papacharissi, Chapter 14

Jung, Y. (2011). Understanding the role of sense of presence and perceived autonomy in users’ continued use of social virtual worlds. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16,492-510

Lim, S., & Reeves, B. (2010). Computer agents versus avatars: Responses to interactive game characters controlled by a computer or other player. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 68(1-2), 57-68.

Hartmann, T. (2008) Parasocial interactions and paracommunication with new media characters. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

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Jung, Y. & McLaughlin, M. L. (2008, May). Role enactment based on gender stereotypes in interactive media: Effects of role play on the management of self-concept and physical distance in virtual reality environments. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Bente, G., Mramer, N. C., & Eschenburg, F. (2008). Is there anybody out there? Analyzing the effects of embodiment and nonverbal behavior in avatar-mediated communication. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Bailenson, J.N.,Yee, N., Blascovich, J., & Guadagno, R.E. (2008). Transformed social interaction in mediated interpersonal communication. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Wednesday, November 21: Mobile Phones, 2

Campbell, S. W., & Kwak, N. (2012). Mobile communication and strong network ties: Shrinking or expanding spheres of public discourse. New Media and Society, 14(2), 262-280.

Courvoisier, D. S., Eid, M., Lischetzke, T., & Schreiber, W. H. (2010). Psychometric properties of a computerized mobile phone method for assessing mood in daily life. . Emotion, 10(1), 115-124. doi:10.1037/a0017813

Swendeman, D., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Innovation in sexually transmitted disease and HIV prevention: Internet and mobile phone delivery vehicles for global diffusion. Current Opinion in Psychiatry 2010, 23:139–144

Sooryamoorthy, R., Miller, B. P., & Shrum, W. (2008). Untangling the technology cluster: mobile telephony, internet use and the location of social ties New Media & Society, 10 (5), 729-749

Leung, L. (2008).. Leisure boredom, sensation seeking, self-esteem, and addiction: Symptoms and patterns of cell phone use. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Wirth, W., von Paper, T., & Karnowski, V. (2008). An integrative model of mobile phone appropriation. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. Vol 13(3), 593-617.

Humphreys, L. (2007). Mobile social networks and social practice: A case study of Dodgeball. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 17.

N. Eagle, A. Pentland, and D. Lazer (2008). Inferring social network structure using mobile phone data.

Wednesday, Nov. 28 Mobile Phones 3

Chapters 1-5, Ling and Campbell

Chapters 6-10, Ling and Campbell

Wednesday, December 5: Trust in Virtual Teams

McComb, s., Kennedy, d., Perryman, R., Wanrner, N., & Letsky, M. (2010). Temporal patterns of mental model convergence: Implications for distributed teams interacting in electronic collaboration spaces. Human Factors, 52(2), 263-281.

Kuo, F. & Yu, C. (2009). An exploratory study of trust dynamics in work-oriented virtual teams. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 14(4),

Walther, J. B. (2008). Problems and interventions in computer-mediated virtual groups. In Konijn, E. A., Utz, S., Tanis, M., & Barnes, S. B. (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication. New York: Routledge.

Walvoord, A. A. G., Redden, E. R., Elliott, L. R., & Coovert, M. D. (2008). Empowering followers in virtual teams: Guiding principles from theory and practice. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 1884-1906.

Stone, N. J., & Posey, M. (2008). Understanding coordination in computer-mediated versus face-to-face groups, Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 24, 3, 827-851..

Yuan, Y.C., & Gay, G. (2006). Homophily of network ties and bonding and bridging social capital in computer-mediated distributed teams. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11(4), article 9.

Anderson, A. H., McEwan, R., Bal, J., & Carletta, J. (2007). Virtual team meetings: An analysis of communication and context. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 2558-2580

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