Let the Weakest Link Go! Empirical Explorations on the Relative Importance of Weak and Strong Ties on Social Networking Sites
Theoretical approaches as well as empirical results in the area of social capital accumulation on social networking sites suggest that weak ties/bridging versus strong ties/bonding social capital should be distinguished and that while bonding social capital is connected to emotional support, bridgin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Societies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/4/4/785 |