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The internet and mobile phones are intertwined with social relationships. In this chapter, we focus on relationships with neighbors, strangers, Twitter-folk, romantic interests — and in particular we emphasize relationships with friends. Friendships function as a social glue of contemporary Western society. Friends and friendships are a popular choice for song titles from as far back as Joseph Scriven’s 1855 hit ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’ to Kate Nash’s 2010 release of ‘My Best Friend Is You’.
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McEwen, R., Wellman, B. (2013). Relationships, Community, and Networked Individuals. In: Teigland, R., Power, D. (eds) The Immersive Internet. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137283023_15
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