Let me count the ways: Expressing affinity in computer-mediated communication and face-to-face interaction

• Main Authors: WALTHER, Joseph B, LOH, T., GRANKA, Laura
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: computer-mediated communication; affinity; cues; Communication; Social Psychology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6479
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Alternative views of computer-mediated communication suggest that it is devoid of affective cues and interpersonal expression, or that the translation of affect into verbal cues facilitates relational communication. Little research has examined basic affective communication online, mirroring a deart...