Paper Info
Title
My mom's on Facebook: an evaluation of information sharing depth in social networking
Abstract
Information sharing in social networking sites SNSs provides users the opportunity to maintain relationships and express themselves. However, users share information with a heterogeneous audience with varied expectations. As a result, various social spheres may influence the information individuals share or their decision to share at all. The current research describes dimensions of information in terms of horizontal and vertical information sharing. Previous research has demonstrated the salience of social spheres with conflicting norms for SNS users. We build on previous research by exploring the effects of social spheres on the depth of information shared by SNS users. Students from a university in the USA and South Korea were interviewed to understand their perceptions of information sharing and the influence social spheres have on the depth of information they provide. We found that conflicting social spheres influence the depth of information provided when a user posts to their SNS and that impression management plays a key role.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1080/0144929X.2013.816775
Behaviour & IT
Keywords
Field
DocType
information individuals share,sns user,social networking sites snss,social sphere,information sharing depth,vertical information sharing,conflicting social sphere,previous research,information sharing,influence social sphere,users share information,social networking,impression management,social influence
Social psychology,Internet privacy,Impression management,Horizontal and vertical,Social network,Computer science,Group information management,Social influence,Salience (language),Perception,Information sharing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
32
10
0144-929X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.38
14
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Aaron M. French1439.59
Aaron Read2341.49