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A Look at Unsociability on Facebook

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Lopez, Marisela Gutierrez, Ovaska, Saila·2013·Electronic Workshops in Computing
DOI 10.14236/ewic/hci2013.15
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We propose unsociability as a novel perspective to approach and support online social interactions. With examples taken from focus group discussions, we highlight the need of users to save face in their online interactions within social network sites. We claim that people follow a “social-over-technical” pattern on Facebook, as they base their interactions on their social understanding of this site instead of on its technical capabilities. These social norms and patterns challenge social translucence which has for more than a decade been recognized as one of the cornerstones of social computing systems.

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  • Some of the need for justifications may come from the fact that all moderation lists are public and might lead to a loss of face for those included.

    “Some of the need for justifications may come from the fact that all moderation lists are, by definition, public and might lead to a loss of face for those included in them (Lopez & Ovaska, 2013).”

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    Section 5.2 (page not available) says that increased visibility of unsocial actions can have undesirable interpersonal effects, and section 5.1 describes some such actions as face-threatening. The paper does not discuss moderation lists, establish that they are public, or link their publicity to a need for justifications or loss of face for people listed. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Lopez, M. G., & Ovaska, S.
Affiliations
Tampere University (FI)
Corresponding author
Lopez, Marisela Gutierrez
ORCID
Lopez, Marisela Gutierrez
Venue
Electronic Workshops in Computing
Publisher
BCS Learning & Development
Published
2013
ISSN
1477-9358 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.14236/ewic/hci2013.15
OpenAlex
W4233282648
Cited by
16
References
1
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.53
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Electronic workshops in computing (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
Keywords
unsociability, Facebook, online social interaction, social network sites, face-saving, social norms, social computing

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