Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social
Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading …

Social media provide a participatory media environment based on the interactive Web 2.0
platform. This feature makes social media an effective tool for mobilizing people to …

Older adults (aged 65+) are still less likely to adopt the Internet when compared to other age
groups, although their usage is increasing. To explore the societal effects of Internet usage …

The Media and the Public explores the ways a range of media, from the press to television to
the Internet, have constructed and represented the public. Provides a new synthesis of …

We describe a method for the automatic identification of communities of practice from email
logs within an organization. We use a betweenness centrality algorithm that can rapidly find …

Spatially Bounded Online Social Networks and Social Capital: The Role of Facebook Page 1
Spatially Bounded Online Social Networks and Social Capital: The Role of Facebook Nicole …

The present study aims to examine whether the frequency of parent-child contact and the
parent-child relationship can mediate the relationship between Internet use and Chinese …

Benefiting from new Internet technologies and altered user behavior, social networking sites
have become the poster child of a series of new web services that have been emerging with …

Quality of life is a key element in the sustainable development of countries, regions and
cities. However, due to the difficulties involved in measuring it, there are no clear criteria as …

Conflicting claims have been put forward regarding the effects of Internet use on real-life
political participation. Some argue that Internet use, and the accompanying political …