Navigating networks -- Communication competence -- Identity and impression management -- Privacy management in collapsed contexts -- Online friendship formation -- Where online relationships are formed -- Maintaining network connections -- Online social support -- Virtual cosmopolitanism in a networked society -- Always on, always in the network: the influence of mobile -- Waypoints

"Navigating New Media Networks examines the changes introduced into society through the increasing use of communication technology. The development of a networked society has allowed individuals to acquire the social resources and support needed to thrive in the modern world, but it has also placed great pressure on the individual to conduct the communication work needed to form and maintain relationships. McEwan explores this issue by delving into topics like identity, privacy, communication competence, online communities, online social support, mediated relational maintenance, and mobile communication. This work will be of interest to scholars of sociology, psychology, and communication."--Publisher's description