Congregants at an Easter Mass in Matthews NC twitter during the service and it's projected on screens.

Congregants at an Easter Mass in Matthews NC twitter during the service.

New Lempert marketing study says that "Internet users worldwide spend one out of every 11 minutes" at "member communites" sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.

Valerie Barker. "Older Adolescents' Motivations for Social Network Site Use: The Influence of Gender, Group Identity, and Collective Self-Esteem." CyberPsychology & Behavior. April 2009, 12(2): 209-213. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0228.

Download free software that allows instant sharing of screen captures and casts with captions.

Cites Kathy Yancey, covered in NCTE newsie.

Twitter in Hell.

On Friday, February 20, 2009 the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals United ruled against a California law banning the sale or rental of "violent" video games to minors, finding the 2005 statute to be a violation of minors' rights under the First and 14th amendments.

BusinessWeek's Tech Special Report for the week of 1 April: "The Future of Social Networking."

No visuals, but great; narrative re-write of Hamlet as though it happened on Facebook.

one more satire. This would also make a great Twitter assignment.

Facebook story. LOL funny. Dance around the room funny.

Funny funny.

New issue of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14.2

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Volume 14, Issue 2, 2009. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295220/issue Copyright © 2009 International Communication Association --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pages: 221-243 The (Potential) Benefits of Campaigning via Social Network Sites Sonja Utz http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295230/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 244-264 U.S. College Students' Internet Use: Race, Gender and Digital Divides Steve Jones, Camille Johnson-Yale, Sarah Millermaier, Francisco Seoane Pérez http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295227/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 265-285 Echo chambers online?: Politically motivated selective exposure among Internet news users1 R. Kelly Garrett http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295221/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 286-306 Third-Person Perceptions and Online Games: A Comparison of Perceived Antisocial and Prosocial Game Effects Zhi-Jin Zhong http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295228/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 307-327 Deterrence Effect of Four Legal and Extralegal Factors on Online Copyright Infringement Xigen Li, Nico Nergadze http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295225/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 328-351 Understanding User Resistance to Participation in Multihop Communications Yoolee Kang, Seongcheol Kim http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295223/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 352-367 Disentangling the Effects of Social Network Density on Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) Intention Dongyoung Sohn http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295222/abstract Published Online: 30 Mar 2009 Pages: 368-392 Computer-Mediated Word-of-Mouth Communication on RateMyProfessors.com: Expectancy Effects on Student Cognitive and Behavioral Learning Autumn Edwards, Chad Edwards, Carrie Shaver, Mark Oa

Whom does Martha Stewart follow? How does Twitter work for celebrities?

List of universities on Twitter.

Happy faces connect to happy faces.

A geographical search engine.

Map of latest articles published; this is the search on the word, "Facebook."

My Facebook and social info tech bib I mentioned at the meeting; it's ugly and it's a work in progress, but it's now in a public space so maybe it'll be good for someone.

My Facebook and social info tech bib; it's ugly and it's a work in progress, but it's now in a public space so maybe it'll be good for someone.