English 130 on Internet Issues

Sustaining cooperation among self-interested agents is critical for the proliferation of emerging online social communities, such as online communities formed through social networking services.

The article discusses the use of the online social network Twitter in journalism.

All about technology integrated into classrooms

As more communication up and down the line at work is done electronically, face-to-face discussion can easily fall by the wayside. While the speed and volume of communication increases with e-mail, voicemail and instant messaging, some of the dialogue and personal touch can start to disappear.

This video is a really great snapshot of just how important social media is becoming in the market place and how brands and businesses are starting to embrace it for real commercial gains.

This article tells you about how the interent is changing our lives and how it matters.

argument for reviving our creative culture

If you are interested in Youtube or identity or communities of practice, this is a great video.

This video is about how social media is faster and more helpful than traditional media.

Nov 14, Medicine & Health/Psychology & Psychiatry Experts have questioned whether Internet addiction constitutes a psychological disorder and an Arlington, Va., group may add it to its diagnostic manual. Members of the American Psychiatric Association have said the organization may include Internet addiction in its next guidebook, while experts debate whether the issue constitutes a psychological problem, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

"A report from the front lines of the dating world-Stacy Kravetz goes undercover in search of the soul of love. With the abundance of dating strategies, technologies, and services available on the market today, is it any easier to find love?" Stacey Kravetz

This TED talks video contradicts the current view most people hold of intimacy over the web.

This article is on differentlevel of anxiety when communicating with online communication and face-to-face communication. Baralt, Melissa, and Laura Gurzynski-Weiss. "Comparing learners' state anxiety during task-based interaction in computer-mediated and face-to-face communication." Language Teaching Research 15.2 (2011): 201-229. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Sept. 2011.