COMM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Wide Area Network, Internet Addiction Disorder, Social Comparison Theory
30 Jul 2018
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Communication and new technologies, areas of research, social connection, psychological well-being, political/personal expression, physical health. The internet: origins: originally developed for military and academic communication. Late 1980s html which allows for linking info: what do we do on the internet, social networks and blogs, games. Enhancing social capital: resources available to you from your social network: bridging capital (weak ties, connected to useful services and info, bonding capital (close ties) Emotional support: maintaining capital (old ties, physically distant, negative e ects, heavy use correlated with lower, self-esteem, academic performance. Individuals can become more dissatis ed with their own bodies and life success by viewing more attractive and successful pro les: blogging, privacy concerns. Five major uses for traditional blogging sites: documenting one"s life, providing commentary and opinions. Information sharing: communicating with friends, news, political proximity and news, online messaging, asynchronous vs. synchronous.
