Research on online social networks (OSNs) has focused overwhelmingly their benefits and potential, with negative effects overlooked. This study builds the limited existing work so-called ‘dark side’ of using OSNs. The authors conducted a systematic review selected databases identified 46 OSNs from users’ perspective, which is rich spectrum experiences. article then proposed nomenclature taxonom...

With the widespread adoption of online social networks as a crucial means for communication, social information retrieval is becoming one of the most interesting areas of research in terms of the large number of–theoretical and practical–issues that it encompasses. We argue that agent technology is central in supporting the decentralization of next generation online social networks and the syne...