Traditional online social network sites use a single monolithic "friends" relationship to link users. However, users may have more in common with strangers, suggesting t...
"Blogging" is a Web-based form of communication that is rapidly becoming mainstream. In this paper, we report the results of an ethnographic study of blogging, focusing ...
Bonnie A. Nardi, Diane J. Schiano, Michelle Gumbre...
In this work we analyze the behavior on a company-internal social network site to determine which interaction patterns signal closeness between colleagues. Regression analysis sug...
Managing personal aspects of health is challenging for many patients, particularly those facing a serious condition such as cancer. Finding experienced patients, who can share the...
Andrea Civan-Hartzler, David W. McDonald, Chris Po...
Online communities can help people form productive relationships. Unfortunately, this potential is not always fulfilled: many communities fail, and designers don't have a sol...
Pamela J. Ludford, Dan Cosley, Dan Frankowski, Lor...