Being online, living offline: the influence of social ties over the appropriation of social network sites
Proceedings of the 2008 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work, 2008•dl.acm.org
Research on social network sites has examined how people integrate offline and online life,
but with a particular emphasis on their use by friendship groups. We extend earlier work by
examining a case in which offline ties are non-existent, but online ties strong. Our case is a
study of bodybuilders, who explore their passion with like-minded offline'strangers' in tightly
integrated online communities. We show that the integration of offline and online life
supports passion-centric activities, such as bodybuilding.
but with a particular emphasis on their use by friendship groups. We extend earlier work by
examining a case in which offline ties are non-existent, but online ties strong. Our case is a
study of bodybuilders, who explore their passion with like-minded offline'strangers' in tightly
integrated online communities. We show that the integration of offline and online life
supports passion-centric activities, such as bodybuilding.
Research on social network sites has examined how people integrate offline and online life, but with a particular emphasis on their use by friendship groups. We extend earlier work by examining a case in which offline ties are non-existent, but online ties strong. Our case is a study of bodybuilders, who explore their passion with like-minded offline 'strangers' in tightly integrated online communities. We show that the integration of offline and online life supports passion-centric activities, such as bodybuilding.
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