大学生在facebook上的网络社交研究外文翻译.doc

大学生在Facebook上的网络社交研究
1. Introduction
引言
Media use provides an important backdrop for the social, emotional, and cognitive development of youth, accounting for a large portion of their time (Roberts, Foehr, & Rideout, 2005). One type of online application that has grown rapidly in preva lence and popularity in recent years is social networking on the Internet. Social networking websites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, LiveJournal, and Bebo, are member-based Internet communities that allow users to post profile information, such as a username and photograph, and to communicate with others in innovative ways such as sending public or private online messages or sharing photos online. In the spring of 2006, Nielsen//NetRatings (2006) reported that the top 10 social networking sites in the U.S. grew in number of users from 46.8 million to 68.8 million during the previous year. These sites reveal important information about how adolescents and young adults are interacting with one another in the information age.
媒体的应用为年轻人的社会发展、情感发展和认知发展提供了重要外部条件支持。年轻人的大部分时间都专注于此（Robert, Foehr,& Rideout, 2005）。近几年随着网络的广泛应用，出现了一种备受欢迎的网络应用形式，即社交网络。社交网站（如：Facebook，MySpace，Friendster，LiveJournal，以及Bebo，等）是一种会员制的网络社区，用户可以上传个人简介（例如，用户名和照片），可以通过全新的交流方式（如发布公开的或私人的留言或分享照片）与其他的用户进行交流沟通。2006年春天，Nielsen//NetRatings (2006) 公布了美国排名前十位的社交网站的用户量在一年的时间内从46.800,000增加到68,800,000。这些网站向我们揭示了信息时代青少年和年轻人之间交往和沟通方式的重要信息。