Sosyal Ağ Siteleri: Tanım, Tarih ve Araştırmalar

Sosyal ağ siteleri (SAS), merak uyandıran olanakları ve erişimleriyle akademik ve endüstri araştırmacılarının giderek artan bir şekilde ilgisini çekmektedir. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication’ın bu özel tema sayısı, ortaya çıkan bu olgular üzerine yapılmış araştırmaları bir araya getirmektedir. Bu giriş niteliğindeki makalede, SAS’ın özelliklerini açıklıyoruz ve kapsamlı bir tanım öneriyoruz. Ardından, bu tür sitelerin tarihine ilişkin önemli değişikleri ve gelişmeleri tartışarak bir bakış açısı sunuyoruz. SAS ile ilgili mevcut araştırmaları kısaca özetledikten sonra, bu özel sayıda makaleleri tartışıyor ve gelecekteki araştırmalar için değerlendirmelerle sonuçlandırıyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

sosyal ağ siteleri, facebook, myspace, orkut

Social Network Sites: Definition, History and Scholarship

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.

Keywords:

social network sites, facebook, myspace, orkut,

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