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Article by danah boyd from the journal First Monday. Abstract from the site: ""Are you my friend? Yes or no?" This question, while fundamentally odd, is a key component of social network sites. Participants must select who on the system they deem to be 'Friends.' Their choice is publicly displayed for all to see and becomes the backbone for networked participation. By examining what different participants groups do on social network sites, this paper investigates what Friendship means and how Friendship affects the culture of the sites. I will argue that Friendship helps people write community into being in social network sites."

The relationship of social networking sites with teens and friendship.

Annotation 3: In the article Face to Face: A Woman's Quest to Meet All Her Facebook Friends, the author Katy Heider Presser intriguing question is how has facebook changed the landscape of human interaction, and where do the bounds of true friendship begin and end? (Heider, 2011), which means how has facebook changed the world of interacting with each other, and where do the obstacles of true friendship start and end. Arlynn Leiber New Year's resolution to meet every one of her 330 Facebook friends--in person.

This article talks about on how people are social beings who seek to establish identity and friendship with others. In organizational settings, diverse groups of people use these ties for social support and work accomplishment. Authors: AJAY MEHRA University of Cincinnati MARTIN KILDUFF DANIEL J. BRASS The Pennsylvania State University

Research examining friend networking sites has greatly increased in the past several months exploring topics related to general use, psychological well being, and content analysis of profiles to name a few. The current study sought to identify dimensions of uses and gratifications for users of friend networking sites. Results identified the following three dimensions: the Information Dimension, the Friendship Dimension, and the Connection Dimension. Sex differences also existed with regards to use of friend networking sites