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Social Networking Sites (SNS) - Answer-a networked communication platform in which participants have 1. uniquely identifiable profiles that consist of user-supplied content, content provided by other users, and/or system-level data; 2. can publicly articulate connections that can be viewed and traversed by others; and 3. can consume, produce and/or interact with streams of user-generated content provided by their connections on the site. bridging capital - Answer-the resources acquired from interaction with people that are NOT in our existing social networks. weak ties bonding capital - Answer-the resources acquired from interacting with people that are IN our existing, tightly knit social networks. What are the effects of Facebook on social capital? - Answer-improves bridging capital if you have low self-esteem and are dissatisfied with life. Supported hypothesis of facebook and social capital - Answer-the more you use FB, the more likely you are to make new friends and rely on existing friends. How does self-esteem moderate the facebook and social capital relationship? - Answer-self esteem and life satisfaction will moderate the effect of FB on bridging, NOT bonding, social capital. what behaviors increase capital? - Answer-1. social grooming (liking, commenting, sharing, general engagement). 2. directed communication. 3. interaction with real friends. 4. requests for help. What happens when you actually ask people for support on FB? - Answer-80% of requests for help went unanswered. people with social prestige were more likely to get help. Risks of going online - Answer-adolescents 9-16 years that use social networking sites are more likely to see sexual images, get bullied, receive sexual messages.5 facts about online dating - Answer-1. online dating has lost much of its negative stigma and is now viewed as a good way to meet people. 2. one-in-five adults ages 25-34 have used online dating, and it is also popular with older singles. 3. one-third of people who have used online dating have never actually gone on a date with someone they met on the site. 4. one-in-five online daters have asked someone else to help them with their profile. 5. 5% of americans who are in a marriage or committed relationship say they met online. Hyperpersonal model - Answer-the affordances of online communication allow for users to disclose more. selective self-presentation - Answer-The process of creating a carefully chosen digital representation or expression of one's real world self.