Social networking communities and e-dating services concepts and implications /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Romm-Livermore, Celia, 1954-, Setzekorn, Kristina.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Online social networks.; Social networks.; Online dating.; Dating services.; Internet > Social aspects.; Avatars and characters; Community supporting systems design; Community telecommunication networks; E-dating services; Mobile social networks; Online dating communities; Online matrimony; Social exchange relationships; Social media; Social networking communities; Social networking site adoption; Social networks
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxiv, 398 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-391) and index.
• ISBN: 9781605661056 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

E-dating is now among the largest global e-commerce sectors, allowing for interaction that was once not possible. Despite its dominance in the e-commerce market and society, it is almost completely absent from the information systems research literature. This book rectifies the absence of e-dating literature in the academic community by incorporating research from around the world, addressing the many aspects of e-dating and establishing it as a new research discipline. This unique collection of high quality international articles contributes toward the legitimization of e-dating as an area of research in e-commerce.