大學(xué)生在Facebook上的網(wǎng)絡(luò)社交研究
1. Introduction
引言
Media use provides an important backdrop for the social, emotional, and cognitive development of youth, accounting for a large portion of their time (Roberts, Foehr, & Rideout, 2005). One type of online application that has grown rapidly in preva lence and popularity in recent years is social networking on the Internet. Social networking websites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, LiveJournal, and Bebo, are member-based Internet communities that allow users to post profile information, such as a username and photograph, and to communicate with others in innovative ways such as sending public or private online messages or sharing photos online. In the spring of 2006, Nielsen//NetRatings (2006) reported that the top 10 social networking sites in the U.S. grew in number of users from 46.8 million to 68.8 million during the previous year. These sites reveal important information about how adolescents and young adults are interacting with one another in the information age.
媒體的應(yīng)用為年輕人的社會發(fā)展、情感發(fā)展和認(rèn)知發(fā)展提供了重要外部條件支持。年輕人的大部分時間都專注于此（Robert, Foehr,& Rideout, 2005）。近幾年隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的廣泛應(yīng)用，出現(xiàn)了一種備受歡迎的網(wǎng)絡(luò)應(yīng)用形式，即社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)。社交網(wǎng)站（如：Facebook，MySpace，F(xiàn)riendster，LiveJournal，以及Bebo，等）是一種會員制的網(wǎng)絡(luò)社區(qū)，用戶可以上傳個人簡介（例如，用戶名和照片），可以通過全新的交流方式（如發(fā)布公開的或私人的留言或分享照片）與其他的用戶進行交流溝通。2006年春天，Nielsen//NetRatings (2006) 公布了美國排名前十位的社交網(wǎng)站的用戶量在一年的時間內(nèi)從46.800,000增加到68,800,000。這些網(wǎng)站向我們揭示了信息時代青少年和年輕人之間交往和溝通方式的重要信息。