Ellison, N.B., Steinfieldm, C., Lampe, C., 2007. The Benefits of Facebook ‘‘Friends:’’ Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 12, pp. 1143–1168.

In "The Benefits of Facebook ‘‘Friends:’’ Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites" (2007), Ellison, Steinfieldm, and Lampe investigate the relationship between online social network usage and social capital among college students. The authors find that Facebook usage is positively associated with the formation and maintenance of social capital, particularly in terms of bridging and bonding social capital. Keywords: Facebook, social capital, college students.