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February 05 2011

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July 30 2010

13:02
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May 19 2010

07:48

April 16 2010

10:51

March 13 2010

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February 20 2010

10:23

February 03 2010

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December 02 2009

15:14

Skinny Jeans and Fruity Loops: the Networked Publics of Global Youth Culture

What can we learn about contemporary culture from watching dayglo-clad teenagers dancing geekily in front of their computers in such disparate sites as Brooklyn, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, and Mexico City? How has the embrace of "new media" by so-called "digital natives" facilitated the formation of transnational, digital publics? More important, what are the local effects of such practices, and why do they seem to generate such hostile responses and anxiety about the future? Wayne Marshall is an ethnomusicologist, blogger, DJ, and, beginning this year, a Mellon Fellow in Foreign Languages and Literatures at MIT. His research focuses on the production and circulation of popular music, especially across the Americas and in the wider world, and the role that digital technologies are playing in the formation of new notions of community, selfhood, and nationhood. http://cms.mit.edu/news/2009/11/podcast_skinny_jeans_and_fruit.php

November 26 2009

10:44

November 25 2009

10:56

November 19 2009

15:18

November 12 2009

09:03

The Real Social Networks

James’s new book, “Connected”... Unintentionally influencing your friend’s friend’s friend... How happiness is like the flu... Obesity spreads like an idea ...... ... but don’t try to lose weight by dumping your fat friends... An old shampoo commercial, voting, and Facebook pseudo-friends... http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/23217

October 29 2009

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October 23 2009

12:33
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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together scholarship on these emergent phenomena. In this introductory article, we describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition. We then present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments. After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with considerations for future research.

October 12 2009

12:25

September 16 2009

07:41

July 23 2009

08:27
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