Abstract:Online social networks enable the creation of groups within a wide variety of topics. Social network sites, like Facebook, offer options for users to create groups or to join existing groups for any topic they are interested in. The aim of this study is to investigate the function of the communicative memory, accepted in the literature as a notion providing continuity of communication, in online groups. In-depth interviews are conducted with seven participants who are members of the same Facebook group in the … Show more
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