The online world replicates traditional offline structures and networks of social capital.

Many have hailed the rise of social media as the beginning of new ways of constructing social networks that are unconstrained by traditional forms of structure and organisation. In new research, Javier Sajuria examines social capital and social behavior via Twitter use in three campaigns in Chile, the UK, and the US. He finds that … Continue reading The online world replicates traditional offline structures and networks of social capital.