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Watson, N. "Why We Argue About Virtual Community: a Case Study of the Phish.net Fan Community." Communication Abstracts. 21.5 (1998). Print. This is a fabulous article - old, but solid on the fights about online vs. offline communities. I read it in a Digital Culture class in 2008. I cite it all the time, and would love to go back in light of our discussions in class. This might go well in week seven when we talk about online communities.

Please do, Mara. I really want to read this. Or I can scan a copy in Knight Ref.

Here is a link to a pdf I made of my copy. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByPQDYtlq5NmUlhYLXlIRHlnVkE Let me know if you would like it shared in another format. Can't wait to discuss this one!

I admit to loving cybercultural studies and web 1.0 aesthetics. This site has them both! It's a collection of visualizations and maps of "the internet" in terms of physical locations (cables, wireless towers, etc.), the conceptual, historical, and artistic. I'm not doing justice to the amount of geographical information presented here. It's worth noting that the site was maintained by UK-based geographer Martin Dodge (http://cyberbadger.blogspot.com/). I invite you to explore the historical and conceptual pages especially. How could these types of maps be integrated into our research?

An upscale restaurant that both demands rigorous formal training in dining service, and googles customers to scoop demographic data and give them a deeply personalized experience.