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Introduction
ofuniversality,developinginterpersonalrelationships.Theystressthatnoteve-
ryonereceivesthesameamountofsupport.Thesuccessofsupportgroupsis
relatedtocertainfactors,presentedinthearticle.Forexample,helpingothers
mayplayareinforcingrolefortheindividual.Thearticlealsomentionsthechar-
acteristicsofsuccessfulonlinesupportgroups.Thosewhobenefitthemostare
committedandemotionallyinvolvedintheprocessofhelpingothersandpar-
ticipateactivelyinthegroup–theypostmorepersonalmessages,readthemes-
sagesofothers,andrespondtothem.
ThearticlebyYasuyukiKawaura,AsakoMiura,KiyomiYamashita,andYo-
shiroKawakamiconcentratesonanewformofonlinecommunication:weblog,
orblog.Theauthorspresenttheresultsoftheirresearchonthemotivationtostart
anonlinediaryorweblog.Thefirststudyconcernsthepsychologicalprocesses
thatrelatetothekeepingofonlinediaries.Theauthorsalsopresentthecharac-
teristicsoftheonlinediary,itscontentandfunctions.Commentingontheir
findings,theyindicatethatthegeneralmotivationtokeepanonlinediaryiscon-
nectedwithself-disclosure.Forthepurposeofthesecondstudy,theydefinethe
term“weblog”andmakeadistinctionbetweenitstwoforms:diaristicandinforma-
tive.Theyshowwhatfactorsmayenhancethemotivationtokeepaweblog.
CalvertJonesandPatriciaWallacetakeuptheimportantandrelativelynew
subjectofinformalnetworks,emphasizingtheirroleindisasterrecoveryand
crisiscommunication.Theauthorsprobethequestionofhowinformalnetworks
appearinresponsetocrisesandobstaclesandhowtheyinteractwiththemore
formalinstitutions.Thearticlealsoincludespracticaltipsonhownetworks
shouldworktooffermoreeffectivesupport.
Thesecondpartofthebookconsistsofarticlesdevotedtoprivacyissuesinthe
Internet,extremelyimportantforthedevelopmentofsocialnetworks.Ulf-Dietrich
Reipsraisesanumberofissuesconnectedwithprivacy.Thearticleprovidesand
comparesdefinitionsofprivacyassuch,discussesitsdifferentaspects,presents
theresultsofempiricalstudies,andshowstheirpossibleapplicationinthecon-
textoftheInternet.Theauthoralsodrawsourattentiontoanotherimportantissue:
privacyinInternet-basedresearch.Additionally,hepresentssomeinstruments
basedonpersonalityscaleorindicatorsofself-disclosuredesignedtomeasure
privacyconcern.Itisstressedthatnowadays,withthegrowingpopularityof
socialnetworking,protectingpersonalinformationisbecomingincreasingly
difficult.Thelastpartofthearticlementionsethicalissuesofparamountimpor-
tanceconcerningprivacyintheInternet.
ThearticlebyAdamJoinsonandPaineCarineisreprintedfromtheOxford
HandbookofInternetPsychology.Wedecidedtomakeitachapterinourbook
becauseoftheholisticviewittakesofself-disclosureonline.JoinsonandCarine
