23-10-2014, 01:33 PM
Abstracts: Social network websites (SNS), such as Myspace.com or Facebook.com, enable individuals to represent their social networks in a computer-mediated context. While the exact value and meaning of the social connections represented in online social networks is variable , there are distinct connections between the social networks represented in a computer-mediated context and the real world . In the following analysis, types of information disclosed in social network websites are analyzed. Three indices of social network information – identity information, presence information and preference information – are developed, and the relationships between the disclosure of information type and information volume are explored. While all three indices have significant explanatory power, identity information has the strongest effect on information sharing volume, while preference information has the greatest explanatory power.