Ambient awareness: From random noise to digital closeness in online social networks

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Highlights：

• Ambient awareness: Browsing social media enhances familiarity with online networks.

• In 2 surveys, we provide evidence for ambient awareness among Twitter users.

• Frequent users experienced higher ambient awareness.

• Ambient awareness was reflected in knowledge of various domains, such as expertise.

• Ambient awareness was associated with perceptions of approachability.

摘要

•Ambient awareness: Browsing social media enhances familiarity with online networks.•In 2 surveys, we provide evidence for ambient awareness among Twitter users.•Frequent users experienced higher ambient awareness.•Ambient awareness was reflected in knowledge of various domains, such as expertise.•Ambient awareness was associated with perceptions of approachability.

论文关键词：Ambient awareness,Social presence,Impression formation,Social media,Social capital,Twitter

论文评审过程：Received 20 August 2015, Revised 10 January 2016, Accepted 9 February 2016, Available online 27 February 2016, Version of Record 27 February 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.037