tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442904914629864049.post8455685545790724191..comments2023-12-03T04:51:17.975-08:00Comments on Laberinto DaToro: Social Costs of GossipDaniel Toro Gonzalezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181054116730196640noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442904914629864049.post-63603984673723002782010-11-04T11:03:57.248-07:002010-11-04T11:03:57.248-07:00In an article titled The productivity paradox, Bry...In an article titled The productivity paradox, Brynjolsson(1993)points at the seeming contradiction between investment in information technologies and productivity figures. Data did not seem to support the assertion that computers make people more efficient. Currently, when almost everyone seem to be a member of Social network sites (SNS), such as Facebook, this concern has taken a new breath. However, some researchers have not looked at how the use of these tools affect their work performance or productivity, but on the contrary, how SNS might benefit psychological well being, social capital, and community attachment. <br />Indeed, a study by Steinfield, Ellison and Lampe (2008) found empirical support for the positive effect of SNS use on bridging social capital and self-esteem.<br />Chew, LaRose, Steinfield and Velasquez (2010) found that not only SNS use, but also the quality of the interaction, increases community attachment in rural areas.<br />In 2007, Ellison, Steinfield and Lampe wrote a now classic study that found how SNS use benefits the accrual of both, bridging and bonding social capital. <br />In short, although there are some high costs paid in a specific realm (productivity) the benefits in other areas might as well override those costs.Alcideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448216580437267713noreply@blogger.com