The concept of social capital is very popular among western researchers, and in Taiwan, there are many researches that use ’social capital ’ to examine the relationship of media use and civic /political participation. This study is based on the patterns of Internet use influences the individual ’s social capital (Interpersonal trust, life contentment, and engagement),and uses Taiwanese college students ’ online album use to examine their social capital and social particapition. It is hypothesized that Taiwanese college students ’ online album use can predict their social capital, and civic and political participation.
The results show that students ’ online album use can predict their club engagement, civic participation, and political participation. But the students ’ life contentment can ’t be predicted by their online album use.