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How useful is online social networking in Education?

nikeditor — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:52:32 +0000

Nine- to-17-year-olds now spend almost as much time using social networking services and web sites as they spend watching television, the study revealed. Among teens, that amounts to about nine hours a week on social networking activities, compared to about 10 hours a week watching TV... Read more >>

School Matters - Online Social Networks - Friend or Foe?

nikeditor — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:50:52 +0000

The rise of online social networking has brought a new dimension to social interaction. In this programme, we look at the technology behind sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Bebo, exploring the issues that they raise for teachers. .. Read more

Text in social networking Web sites: A word frequency analysis of Live Spaces

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This article focuses on general social networking sites like MySpace and Live Spaces. These are linguistically interesting because they encourage new forms of communication. In fact, there are multiple communication modes, particularly between people who are connected as friends within a site.... Read more