Indeed, much of the research on social media and social relationships indicates that social media is a useful way to maintain, manage, and experience our relationships. My own research on social media has found that generally, social media helps us maintain friendships, particularly when we engage in social contact behaviors, like checking in with each other and liking each other’s posts. My latest published study shows that communication choices on Facebook can potentially help people build network connections in an emerging social network. … [Read more...] about Alone but Together
