Tell me who you're talking to and I'll tell you who you are: computer-mediated conversation and social networking on the internet

Authors

  • Raquel Recuero Universidade Católica de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2009.38.5309

Keywords:

Social networks, computer-mediated conversation, conversation analysis

Abstract

The following work discusses how social networks within social network sites can be studied through conversation analysis. We argue that conversation can be used to map the social networks underlying these systems, based on structural and semantic aspects that can reveal social ties and social capital built by the actors. We also discuss how conversation can reveal more “live” or “emergent” networks in those sites, rather than the mere study of links exchanged by the actors.

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Author Biography

Raquel Recuero, Universidade Católica de Pelotas

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras e do Centro de Educação e Comunicação da Universidade Católica de Pelotas

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How to Cite

Recuero, R. (2009). Tell me who you’re talking to and I’ll tell you who you are: computer-mediated conversation and social networking on the internet. Revista FAMECOS, 16(38), 118–128. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2009.38.5309

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