In an era of information and communication technologies, imaginative and virtual travel have not substituted physical travel but resulted in a network society of multiple mobilities. People are increasingly mobile for maintaining their professional and private social relationships in intermittent face-to-face meetings. So far, we do not know much about the interrelation between travel mobility and social network services (SNSs). With the example of Facebook as the dominating, undisputed SNS of 845 million monthly active users, I will argue how ‘place’-focused features are put under the spotlight of Facebook users’ activities and perceived character. As a platform combining various services, tools, and applications also of third parties, Facebook can influence its users’ mobility habits and expectations of physical traveling. This brings with it important implications for research and practice, since foremostly young generations are concerned and will thus influence future developments.
Table of Content
1. Introductory Remarks
2. Mobility and Social Network Services in Research
3. Facebook and Place
3.1. Facebook as a Research Objec
3.2. The Role of Place on Facebook
4. Synthesis of Travel Mobility and Facebook
4.1. Traveling in the 21stCentury
4.2. Explanations for Traveling
4.3. How Facebook Makes a Difference
4.4. For Whom Facebook Makes a Difference
5. Implications for Research and Practice
6. Concluding Remark
7. Reference
- Quote paper
- M.A. Renard Teipelke (Author), 2012, Facebook and Travel Mobility, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/264477
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