Social media, social capital, and seniors: The impact of facebook on bonding and bridging social capital of individuals over 65

17th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2011, AMCIS 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 738-744

  Erickson, Lee B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging adults; Bonding social capital; Bridging social capital; Online communities; Social capital; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FACEBOOK; NEW DIMENSIONS; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; OPEN ACCESS; PERSONAL INFORMATION; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL MEDIA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84870326666     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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