Investigation of Computer-Mediated Social Networks through the Interactionist Sociological Paradigm

In recent years, computer-mediated social network sites (SNS) have been a phenomenon of interest for researchers in various disciplines. To the best of our knowledge there is no study that has investigated the mutual effect that SNS and their users have on one another. In this paper, we propose studying the interactions that take place within SNS through an interactionist paradigm. Future studies could apply such a theoretical framework to study the mutual impact of SNS and their users. The findings of such research could result in designing more effective organizational SNS that foster learning, knowledge sharing, and communication.