Beyond Viral: Interpersonal Communication in the Internet Age
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The Internet has had a huge impact on human behavior. From meeting spouses and purchasing cars to interacting with friends and watching movies, the web has changed almost every facet of life. Along...
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Written communication, which is more common on social media, is inherently asynchronous.
“Berger (2013) also highlights the asynchronicity inherent in written (rather than oral) communication, which is more common on social media.”
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Cue absence originates with cues-filtered-out theories of computer-mediated communication and the notions of anonymity and social presence.
“Cue absence represents a feature of social media that originates with cues-filtered-out theories of CMC (Culnan and Markus 1987) and the notions of “anonymity” and “social presence” previously described by scholars across fields (e.g., Berger 2013; Culnan and Markus 1987; McFarland and Ployhart 2015; Subrahmanyam and Šmahel 2011; Valkenburg and Peter 2011).”
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- Authors
- Berger, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Berger, Jonah
- ORCID
- Berger, Jonah
- Venue
- Psychological Inquiry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-10
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 293-296
- ISSN
- 1047-840X (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7965
- OpenAlex
- W2066698430
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Inquiry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- interpersonal communication, internet, online communication, social behavior, digital media, human behavior change
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