Analysing my Facebook friends

My “friend on Facebook” and my “Facebook friend”

Donath et al. (2004) discuss social networking display as a whole, and its characteristic functions, affordances and constraints when existing in online environment. Focusing on the connections displayed as an integrated part of individual’s self-descriptive profiles, the authors analyze the psychology of establishing and managing one’s social networks within the framework of signaling theory. ...

"Purging my friends list. Good luck making the cut": Perceptions of narcissism on Facebook

Social media sites such as Facebook are thought to act as a platform for narcissistic behavior, such as posting self-promoting status updates or attractive photos. Narcissism is identifiable via social media, and it has been associated with negative peer appraisals. This article presents three studies with undergraduate students that examined the interpersonal implications of narcissism on Face...

Calling All Facebook Friends: Exploring Requests for Help on Facebook

Past research suggests Facebook use is linked to perceptions of social capital, a concept that taps into the resources people gain from interactions with their social network. In this study, we examine a sample of public Facebook status updates (N=20,000) for instances in which users request a response from their network. These attempts to mobilize resources offer insight into the mechanisms th...

To my family and friends

Keeping Up with Friends' Updates on Facebook

Users of social network sites, such as Facebook, are becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the growing number of updates generated by their friends. It is very easy to miss potentially interesting updates, it is hard to get a sense of which friends are active and especially, which are passive or completely gone. Such awareness is important to build trusted social networks. However, the current s...