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Boyd, Danah M., & Ellison, N. B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 11. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html This article gives a description of the features of Social network sites (SNSs) and propose a comprehensive definition. It presents one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments. It provides a summary of existing scholarship concerning SNSs and conclude with considerations for future research.

Boyd, Danah M., (2009, April 18). "Living and Learning with Social Media." Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology. State College, PA. This article is an unedited crib of a talk based on research that Boyd have been doing for the last four years concerning youth and social media. The focus of her talk is on the shift created by social medias significant role in the changing landscape of American youth. Her focus is social network sites. Dubner, S. J. (2008, February 15). Is My Space Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/is-myspace-good-for-society-afreakonomics-quorum/ This article consists of views of several people who are working with the issues related to social media like Martin Baily, Danah Boyd, Steve Chazin, Judith Donath, Nicole Ellison, and William Reader. They were asked to give their views on whether social networking technology (blog-friendly phones, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) has made us better or worse off as a society, either from an economic, psychological, or sociological perspective.

Ellison, N. B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook "friends:" Social capital and college students' use of online social network sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4), article 1. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol12/issue4/ellison.html This article is based on a study that examines the relationship between use of Facebook, a popular online social network site, and the formation and maintenance of social capital. In addition to assessing bonding and bridging social capital, the study explores a dimension of social capital that assesses one's ability to stay connected with

members of a previously inhabited community. One of the findings is that Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction. Motteram, G., & Sharma, P. (2009). Blending Learning in a Web 2.0 World. International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Society, 7(2), 83-96. This article explores the role that Web 2.0 technologies can play in enhancing language learning development in a blended world. It will argue that technologies are not enough on their own to make a difference, but that teachers bring a particular understanding of language and the needs of their learners to the creation of suitable activities. It will show that the use of technologies is also changing our understanding of the profession of language education and that sociocultural theory can help us understand why this is occurring. Blended learning as a type of classroom activity will be explored showing how different definitions may be interpreted in the classroom context. The types of blended activities that can be used are illustrated through three vignettes. Rosen, D., & Nelson, C. (2008). Web 2.0: A New Generation of Learners and Education [Electronic version]. Computers in the Schools, 25(3). This article provides illustrative comparisons of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 tools to illuminate three key characteristics of the Web 2.0 platform: (a) user-initiated publishing of information without significant technical knowledge, (b) social networking, and (c) online communities formed around specific content. Key concepts, terms, and technologies central to Web 2.0, including Education 2.0, Web 2.0 students, Web 2.0 platforms and tools, and collective wisdom, are considered, along with implications for education and future research.

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