English 130 on Internet Issues

"Is Facebook increasing the size of people's personal networks?" This weblog article offers statistics and research to get closer to finding an answer to the above question. It discusses the size of networks, the relationships maintained, and more. It also includes statistics and insight to the work and research of the Facebook Data Team.

Our self-identities, that is, how we define and see ourselves as unique individuals, play a vital role in who we are and the direction that our lives take. The self-identity encompasses the totality of knowledge and understanding that we gain about ourselves as we develop including our personalities, aptitudes and capabilities, intellectual and physical attributes, interests, and relationships.

the pros and cons of social networking

So what does this have to do with the psychology of cyberspace? There are two basic ways the internet tends to create division in one's life and identity. First, people tend to separate their online lives from their offline lives. You may have online companions, groups, and activities that are quite distinct from those you have in the face-to-face world.

Users often wish to participate in online groups anonymously, but misbehaving users may abuse this anonymity to spam or disrupt the group. We present the first general messaging protocol that offers provable anonymity with accountability for moderate-size groups, and efficiently handles unbalanced loads where few members have much data to transmit in a given round.

This article talks about how we express out identity through social media.

This article gives statistics and examples on how the internet changes our lives.

A little info on how illegal internet dowloading decreases the sale of cd's.

Explains how people get their news not just from news sources but actually from people.

If you want to stay inconspicuous while online, here are some products, services, and best practices to put to use. CHECK YOUR STEALTH Put your PC through an Internet anonymity test to see just how stealthy it really is. Whenever you connect to Web sites, you're basically telling them your IP address—if nothing else.

An article about internet addiction in South Korea.

A paper on on-line and off-line identity

Cybercrime is booming business. According to Symantec's newest Norton Cybercrime Report, the money involved with digital attacks is now almost as lucrative as the illegal drug trade - $388 billion last year. That includes productivity lost to cyber attacks, money corporations and individuals use to thwart cybercrime and direct cash losses associated with viruses, malware and identity theft.

This article is story about a school who tries to remove her school district's policy of blocking gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender informative websites.

Explains the major changes social networking such as Facebook has taken, including the increase in popularity and the way we use it.