TY - BOOK AU - Suwaidi,Jamal S. TI - From tribe to Facebook: the transformational role of social networks SN - 9789948146360 (electronic bk.) AV - HM741 .S89 2013eb U1 - 302.30285 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates PB - The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research KW - Social networks KW - Internet KW - Social aspects KW - Teleconferencing N1 - Computer disc contains PDF file of the text of the book; LC copy lacks the computer disc; Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index; Introduction --; 1; Scope of the Study --; 2; Previous Studies --; 3; Social Networks: Concept and Role --; 4; Statistical Indicators of Main Social Networks --; 5; The Social Networking Age --; 6; Data-entry Potential of Social Networks --; 7; Impact of Social Networks --; 8; Prospects for the Relationship between Traditional Media and Social Networks --; 9; Legal Problems associated with the Use of Social Networks --; 10; Social Networks: Future Prospects --; 11; Conclusion; Various Future Prospects N2 - The effects of online social networking have been transformed at a global level and nowhere more so than in the Arab world ER -