Virtual worlds : membership structures of internet social networks

Sharon Griffith; Liwan Liyanage; Stephen Hansen; Piet A. M. Kommers

Virtual worlds : membership structures of internet social networks

Sharon Griffith
, Liwan Liyanage
, Stephen Hansen
, Piet A. M. Kommers

School of Computer, Data & Mathematical Sciences

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Abstract

This paper reviews social networking sites that have become available via the Internet. In particular, membership rules relating to entries for "Facebook" and "MySpace" are studied in the Gaming and E-Learning communities. Information provided from these sites is analysed and then compared to evaluate the trust and privacy issues of shared information available to any given social group. Strengths and weaknesses of these Social Networking Sites (SNS) are evaluated using this information. This knowledge will assist with how these sites are to be regulated and evolve in the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Iadis International Conference on Web Based Communities, held in Amsterdam, 24 July, 2009
Publisher	IADIS Press
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9789728924669
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities - Duration: 24 Jul 2008 → …

Conference

Conference	IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities
Period	24/07/08 → …

Keywords

Internet
trust
privacy
online social networks
Facebook (electronic resource)
MySpace.com

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