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By: Bernie Hogan & Marc Smith
In: Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Edited by: George A. Barnett
Subject:Group Processes/Dynamics, Social Networks
Keywords:clusters; Facebook; friends; networking; social networks; tie strength; weak ties

In the first decade of the 2000s, social network sites (SNS) emerged as one of the dominant means for accessing information and communication online. This has led to simultaneous concerns about the quality of friendships on these sites, as well as ...

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  Hogan, B., & Smith, M. (2011). Facebook. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (Vol. 1, pp. 283-286). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n114
  
  Hogan, Bernie, and Marc Smith. "Facebook." In Encyclopedia of Social Networks, edited by Barnett, George A., 283-86. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n114.
  
  Hogan, B. and Smith, M. 2011. Facebook. In: George A. Barnett Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 283-286 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n114> [Accessed 12 Aug 2022].
  
  Hogan, Bernie and Marc Smith. "Facebook." Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Edited by George A. Barnett. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 283-86. SAGE Knowledge. 12 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n114.
  
  Hogan, Bernie, and Marc Smith (2011). Facebook In: Barnett, George A. (Ed.),Facebook Encyclopedia of social networks Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2011:283-286. doi:10.4135/9781412994170.n114
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