In the third part of this week, we will discuss a concept known as social presence, which we can define simply as the feeling of being with another person online. Why this occurs, and how, and why it is important for social media will be discussed as well.
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10. WHAT IS SOCIAL PRESENCE?
• Biocca, Harms, & Burgoon (2003)
– “a sense of being with another” (p. 460)
– “How well did one person feel connected to
another through an interface?” (p. 464)
11. WHAT IS SOCIAL PRESENCE?
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12. FEELING SOCIAL PRESENCE
• What leads to feeling social presence?
– Do we need face-to-face/nonverbals?
13. FEELING SOCIAL PRESENCE
• What leads to feeling social presence?
– Do we need face-to-face/nonverbals?
– Research on channels has been inconclusive
14. FEELING SOCIAL PRESENCE
• What do we need?
– Transparency of technology?
– “A sense of telepresence is felt by media
users when the technology becomes
transparent in the interaction”
(Bracken, Pettey, Guha, &
Rubenking, 2010, p. 126)
16. BEYOND BEING THERE
• Hollan & Stornatta (1992)
– Is FtF the gold standard?
– Crutches vs. shoes
– Instead of focusing on what media lack, why
not focus on what they provide?