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Hi Tim!

Yes your interpretation is correct. I have used a recently developed scale that measures parallel online and offline social capital measures. I am yet to defend my thesis, after which I will definitely post it online. Just for your information... my sample size is 950 and limited to Chennai - a metro in Tamil Nadu, South India. I have not researched specific Internet tools but "Internet" in totality (limitations of being an independent researcher without funding!).

There are many articles that have influenced my study..but I have found a dearth of research that compare across online and offline lives with parallel measures. Apart from the articles mentioned in your blog, the main articles that influenced my thesis were "Virtual Cultivation: Online Worlds, Offline Perceptions" and "The Impact of Time Online: Social Capital and Cyberbalkanization" by Dmitri Williams.

Regards

Kalyani