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Communication networks do not predict success in
attempts at peer production
Although peer production has created valuable information goods like Wikipedia, the GNU/Linux operating system, and Reddit, the majority of
attempts at peer production achieve very little. In work groups and teams, coordination and social…
attempts at peer production achieve very little. In work groups and teams, coordination and social…
Gay employees on social media: Strategies to
portray professionalism
This study explores how gay male employees represent themselves on social media. Research shows that online self-representations vary
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
A tale of two concepts: differential temporal predictions of
habitual and compulsive social media use concerning
connection overload and sleep quality
Given how strongly social media is permeating young people’s everyday lives, many of them have formed strong habits that, under specific
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
Walled cosmopolitanization: how China’s Great
Firewall mediates young urban gay men’s lives
This article explores the role of censorship as a communication technology in shaping experiences of cosmopolitanization. Drawing on interviews
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…
Language use in online support provision: the impact of
others’ supportive messages, support-seeking strategy,
and channel publicness
People benefit from high-quality supportive messages online, yet the production of these messages is a complex process that is shaped by
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
Why We Don’t Click: Interrogating the Relationship Between Viewing and Clicking in Social Media Contexts by Exploring the “Non-Click”
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 media users understand their viewing and clicking practices and the…
To Like or Not to Like? An Experimental Study on
Relational Closeness, Social Grooming, Reciprocity,
and Emotions in Social Media Liking
We conducted a randomized-controlled experiment with 201 participants to investigate the effects of relationship closeness, emotions, and the
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
Digital Asymmetries in Transnational Communication: Expectation, Autonomy and Gender Positioning in the Household
In contemporary society, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are widely cherished for helping transnational households preserve a coherent sense of familyhood despite geographical separation. Despite ICTs having positive bene®ts for…
Online Social Regulation: When Everyday Diplomatic Skills for Harmonious Disagreement Break Down
In group discussions, people rely on everyday diplomatic skills to socially regulate the interaction,
maintain harmony, and avoid escalation. This article compares social regulation in online and face-to-face (FtF) groups. It studies the…
maintain harmony, and avoid escalation. This article compares social regulation in online and face-to-face (FtF) groups. It studies the…
Different platforms, different uses: testing the effect of
platforms and individual differences on perception of
incivility and self-reported uncivil behavior
Two large surveys with adult samples of Americans (N 1⁄4 1,105; N 1⁄4 1,035) investigated differences in perceived incivility between seven social
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…