A review of social networking service (SNS) research in communication journals from 2006 to 2011
A review of social networking service (SNS) research in communication journals from 2006 to 2011
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2006-2011年传播期刊社交网络服务（SNS）研究述评
作者：
Yin Zhang;Louis Leung
本文回顾了2006年至2011年期间社交网络服务（SNS）领域的学术成果。通过对六年内社会科学引文索引（SSCI）列出的6种高排名传播学期刊发表的学术成果进行全面扫描，发现了84篇直接相关的文章。本研究总结了近期 SNS 研究的研究对象、方法偏好和主题模式。解决了该领域的挑战和一些反思。研究结果不仅概述了当前正在进行的研究趋势，还为未来的研究提供了见解。
This article presents a review of the scholarship on social networking services (SNS) in the period from 2006 to 2011. Through a full scan of the academic output published in six high-ranking communication journals listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) within the six-year period, 84 directly relevant articles were identified. The study summarizes the objects of study, methodological preferences, and thematic patterns of recent SNS research. Challenges to the field and several reflections are addressed. The findings provide not only an overview of current ongoing research trends but also insights for future studies.