This article talks about social media communication effecting the way relationships are made and continued.
Kujath, Carlyne L. "Facebook and MySpace: Complement or Substitute for Face-to-Face Interaction?." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.1/2 (2011): 75-78. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 19 Sept. 2011
Sustaining cooperation among self-interested agents is critical for the proliferation of emerging online social communities, such as online communities formed through social networking services.
This article is on differentlevel of anxiety when communicating with online communication and face-to-face communication.
Baralt, Melissa, and Laura Gurzynski-Weiss. "Comparing learners' state anxiety during task-based interaction in computer-mediated and face-to-face communication." Language Teaching Research 15.2 (2011): 201-229. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Sept. 2011.