Abstract Individuals' Social Networking Site (SNS) profiles are central to online impression
formation. Distinct profile elements (eg, Profile Picture) experimentally manipulated in …

The current study examined viewers' gaze while observing Facebook profiles of strangers
varying in gender and physical attractiveness. Fifty-one participants viewed four Facebook …

Social networking sites such as Facebook are becoming increasingly popular and important
but it remains unclear which aspects of profiles convey information used to form …

Motivated by work that characterizes view-based social media practices as “passive use,”
contrasting it with more desirable, interactive “active use,” this study explores how social …

This article reports the findings of an open-ended qualitative survey about the choices
people make when choosing profile images on Facebook. The results demonstrate that …

This research examines identity construction and gender roles in social networking sites by
studying and comparing the profile photographs of male and female Facebook users …

Research suggests that people overestimate the importance of minimal social cues in online
contexts. In new relationships, there is also a tendency to use minimal cues to fill in the gaps …

The overall purpose of these studies was to explore whether underlying motivations could
predict frequency of Facebook use, use of social connection features and use of self …

Facebook profiles are routinely viewed and judged by others. We examined the categories
of information that are utilized by observers and we tested the predictive validity of …

A cross-sectional survey of Taiwanese Facebook users (N= 3172) explored the relationship
among motivational reactivity, the motivations, and intensity to use Facebook. Our findings …