The Internet provides a means to take part in various online activities, for example, leisure
activities (eg, online gaming), social activities (eg, online chat), and information activities (eg …

With the growth of technology and greater use of virtual teams, organizations have
increasingly begun to use e-mentoring for socializing, training, and developing individual …

Cyberpragmatics is an analysis of Internet-mediated communication from the perspective of
cognitive pragmatics. It addresses a whole range of interactions that can be found on the …

Privacy is of prime importance to many individuals when they attempt to develop online
social relationships. Nonetheless, it has been observed that individuals' behavior is at times …

As computer and Internet use become a staple of everyday life, the potential for overuse is
introduced, which may lead to addiction. Research on Internet addiction has shown that …

This research compared social networking site (SNS) use in a collectivistic culture, China,
and an individualistic culture, the United States (US). Over 400 college student participants …

Many online game players spend inordinate amounts of time in their favorite virtual worlds. A
large percentage of these players are teenagers who show behaviors normally associated …

Through examples of Whitty's own research on cyber-relationships, online dating, cyber-
harassment, and presentation of self online, as well as drawing from other people's …

Groups of users and admirers of a brand who engage jointly in group actions to accomplish
collective goals and/or to express mutual sentiments and commitments are known as brand …

Background: The aims of this study were to identify the independent factors associated with
intermittent addiction and addiction to the Internet and to examine the psychiatric symptoms …