Introduction
What has over 1 billion visitors a month and is the 2nd
most visited website on earth, Facebook, the social networking site has achieved
massive popularity, not only being the 2nd most visited website, but
also expanding its sphere of influence into all aspects of daily life for not just
most Americans, but for the entire world. Looking at how Facebook builds
relationships and also how it relates to the theory of social information
processing it is important to first look into some of the media characteristics
of Facebook, to relate it to social information processing theory, and find out
more information through the use of interviews. These three aspects will help to
explain why Facebook and its relationship building aspects are important to
look at, and will help to show the connection between Facebook and social
information processing theory. Considering the facts of Facebooks widespread
usage for a variety of reasons it is essential to understand Facebooks role in
computer mediated communication.
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