Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
danah m. boyd
School of Information
University of California-Berkeley
Nicole B. Ellison
Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media
Michigan State University
Abstract
Social
network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and
industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special
theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together
scholarship on these emergent phenomena. In this introductory article, we
describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition. We then
present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes
and developments. After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning
SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with
considerations for future research.
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