Bums, Bridges, and Primates: Some Elements for a Sociology of Online Interactions

Web Culture: New Modes of Knowledge, New Sociabilities, February, 2011

4 Pages Posted: 9 Oct 2011

Date Written: February 10, 2011

Abstract

Since the beginning of the 2000s, social scientists have progressively moved away from the hypothesis that computer use is correlated to social isolation. But what kind of social structures do users of computer-mediated communication technologies (notably, the Web and social media) contribute to put in place? Do online 'friending' actually enlarge the size of users' personal networks? Scientific understanding of Web-based sociabilities has progressed enormously in the last decade: this should inform public policies touching on the Web, its regulation and governance. Text of the presentation at the conference.

Keywords: Dunbar’s number, Facebook, Google, hacker culture, hackers, social interactions, social network analysis, social networks, sociology

Suggested Citation

Casilli, Antonio A., Bums, Bridges, and Primates: Some Elements for a Sociology of Online Interactions (February 10, 2011). Web Culture: New Modes of Knowledge, New Sociabilities, February, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1940773

Antonio A. Casilli (Contact Author)

Télécom Paris ( email )

19 Place Marguerite Perey
Palaiseau, 91120
France

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