When social networks cross boundaries: a case study of workplace use of facebook and linkedin

By Meredith M. Skeels, Jonathan T. Grudin. 2009

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries (2019, background): “Users may exhibit diﬀerent behavioral patterns on diﬀerent platforms (Skeels and Grudin, 2009 ): e.g., they may ﬁnd acceptable to share family photos on Facebook, but not on LinkedIn (Van Dijck, 2013b).”
Facebook as a toolkit: A uses and gratification approach to unbundling feature use (2011, background): “Other work examines differences in the use of SNSs in the workplace (DiMicco et al., 2008; Skeels & Grudin, 2009).”
Friends only: examining a privacy-enhancing behavior in facebook (2010, background): “[21] and Skeels and Grudin [30] highlight the challenge of privacy management in the era of ubiquitous adoption: the management of the persona for multiple contexts.”
A longitudinal study of Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter use (2012, methodology): “The account of our first survey [16] goes into considerable detail about employees struggling with the diversity of their friends.”
LibRA (2019, neutral): “Individuals who are looking for newer jobs or endeavors possibly write a more detailed portfolio on their LinkedIn profiles, whereas individuals who are generally “settled” are not as active in providing detailed descriptions [135].”
Social coding in GitHub: transparency and collaboration in an open software repository (2012, background): “Previous work on social media for work purposes has shown that systems like Facebook and LinkedIn are useful for maintaining weak tie relationships and bridging organizational boundaries [6, 21].”
"I regretted the minute I pressed share": a qualitative study of regrets on Facebook (2011, background): “Skeels and Grudin studied SNS use in the workplace and identified tensions due to the mixing of users' personal and professional circles (for example, the crossing of hierarchy and/or power boundaries )[47].”
Silent Listeners: The Evolution of Privacy and Disclosure on Facebook (2013, background): “To ensure that panel mortality (the decrease in the size of the panel from one snapshot to the next) did not bias our estimates, we explored why observations dropped from the panel over time.”
IntroAssist: A Tool to Support Writing Introductory Help Requests (2018, background): “Professional networking platforms, like LinkedIn, allow jobseekers to identify points-of-contact in desired careers [58].”
Social Media and Their Affordances for Organizing: A Review and Agenda for Research (2017, positive): “Early insights from Skeels and Grudin (2009) noted how difficult it was to know how much social media applications were actually used for work as opposed to for other purposes (e.g., for socialization or recreation), and, particularly, to measure productivity impacts of social media in…”
“Friending” Professors, Parents and Bosses: A Facebook Connection Conundrum (2011, background): “In their study of Microsoft employees, Skeels and Grudin (2009) found that several participants experienced uneasiness when “friended” by a senior manager.”
Microblogging Inside and Outside the Workplace (2010, background): “Grudin 2007; Skeels and Grudin 2009), especially with respect to issues of privacy and confidentiality.”