Earlier studies of Social Informatics strive to understand end-user behaviors of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) implemented in organizations (Dutton, 2005). In the 1970s through the 1980s, the usage of ICTs is primary found in organizations such as universities, corporations, and governments. As the price of computer devices came down, more computers were adopted in private homes, and studies of personal computers were added to the corpus of the studies in Social Informatics (e.g., Hara & Kling, 2000). Then, in the 1990s, as more and more people gained access to the Internet, Social Informatics became interested in studies on Internet use in various settings (e.g., Kling, 2006). In the early 21st century, there was a surge in social media use, which led to a wave of studies seeking insight into user relationships with social media and the consequences of this activity(e.g, Turkle, 2011). This paper focuses on a specific activity, knowledge sharing, in the social media setting from a Social Informatics perspective.
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