Includes bibliographical references.

Use and participation in virtual social networks: a theoretical model / Margherita Pagani, Charles F. Hofacker -- Effects of computer self efficacy on the use and adoption of online social networking / Lionel Mew, William H. Money -- Team identification, team performance and leader-member exchange relationships in virtual groups: findings from massive multi-player online role play games / Daniel M. Eveleth, Alex B. Eveleth -- Geographic information networks in American Indian governments and communities / Mark H. Palmer, Jack Hanney -- Understanding the video bloggers' community / John Warmbrodt ... [et al.] -- Analysis of students' engagement and activities in a virtual learning community: a social network methodology / Ben Daniel, Richard A. Schwier -- Social identity in Facebook community life / Shaoke Zhang, Hao Jiang, John M. Carroll -- The Role of Virtual Communities in the Customization of e-Services / Bill Karakostas, Dimitris K. Kardaras, Ad�ela Zichov�a -- Explaining job searching through social networking sites: a structural equation model approach / Norazah Mohd Suki, T. Ramayah, Michelle Kow Pei Ming -- Should employees accept their boss's Facebook 'friend' request?: examining gender and cultural differences / Katherine Karl, Joy Peluchette, Christopher Schlaegel -- Business models for on-line social networks: challenges and opportunities / Omer Rana, Simon Caton -- Occupational networking as a form of professional identification: the case of highly-skilled IT contractors / Katerina Voutsina -- Tracing community life across virtual settlements / Demosthenes Akoumianakis -- The impact of social networking websites on the education of youth / Sunitha Kuppuswamy, P. B. Shankar Narayan -- A cross-cultural examination of student attitudes and gender differences in Facebook profile content / Katherine Karl, Joy Peluchette, Christopher Schlagel -- Networking identities: geographies of interaction and computer mediated communication / Lhoussain Simour -- Computational trust in SocialWeb: concepts, elements, and implications / Kiyana Zolfaghar, Abdollah Aghaie -- Impact of social networking on college students: a comparative study in India and the Netherlands / Rajalakshmi Kanagavel, Chandrasekharan Velayutham -- Managing collaborative research networks: the dual life of a virtual community of practice / Dimitrina Dimitrova -- Some research challenges for studies of virtual communities using on-line tells / Chris Kimble.

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"This book examines a variety of issues related to virtual communities and social networking, addressing issues related to team identification, leader-member issues, social networking for education, participation in social networks, and more"--Provided by publisher.

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