Virtual Social Networks

1. Virtual Social Networks: A New Dimension for Virtuality Research
Niki Panteli

2. Learning Virtually or Virtually Distracted? The Impact of Emerging Internet Technologies on Pedagogical Practice
Simran K. Grewal, Lisa Harris

3. VU @ Second Life: A Report on Experiences with the Development of a (Virtual) Community of Learners
Frans Feldberg, Anton Eliëns, Sarah Land, Marleen Huysman, Elly Konijn

4. Patient Preferences for Online Person-Person Support
Ray Jones, Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Inocencio Maramba, Heather Skirton, Jennifer Freeman

5. The Social Impact of Online Games: The Case of Germany
Thorsten Quandt, Jeffrey Wimmer

6. The Sexi(e)st of All: Avatars, Gender, and Online Games
Mia Consalvo, Todd Harper

7. What Users of Virtual Social Networks Value about Social Interaction: The Case of GreyPath
Oliver K. Burmeister

8. Labour’s Second Life: From a Virtual Strike to Union Island
Bruce Robinson

9. Community as Commodity: Social Networking and Transnational Capitalism
David Kreps, Erika Pearson

10. Virtual Intimacy: Desire and Ideology in Virtual Social Networks
Rickard Grassman, Peter Case

Keywords: Business and Management, Marketing, Organization, Corporate Communication/Public Relations, Regional and Cultural Studies, Management