A survey of the social capital generated from social networks on Orkut and Weblogs

"The mere existence of a collective place, or of an artificial social network (people connected via a system that keeps them together) does not guarantee the existence of strong bonds and, much less, the creation of social capital and the sedimentation of this capital amongst those involved." (Raquel Recuero, 2005). Read on: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistafamecos/article/view/3340