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User Generated Content (UGC) is re-shaping the way people watch video and TV, with millions of video producers and consumers. In particular, UGC sites are creating new viewing patterns and social interactions, empowering users to be more creative, and developing new business opportunities. To better understand the impact of UGC systems, we have analyzed YouTube, the world's largest UGC VoD system. Based on a large amount of data collected, we provide an in-depth study of YouTube and other similar UGC systems. In particular, we study the popularity life-cycle of videos, the intrinsic statistical properties of requests and their relationship with video age, and the level of content aliasing or of illegal content in the system.

Talks about how the virtual world is self-controlled. Some people put up things based on reactions they hope to gain from friends. Our identity on Facebook could be close or far away from the truth.

As much as anyone wants to ignore social media, theres always a way where you can bump into it without even knowing . .

This video shows college students giving a presentation on Facebook identity. They talk about how our identity on online social sites such as Facebook can affect our employment opportunities.

This video shows how people can easily be addicted to facebook and while trying to go a couple of days without it is difficult for them to adjust to a "normal" life.

YouTube is a social website where the sport of trolling has thrived due to limited technical support, but some users are now striking back by filing lawsuits to have the identity of their harassers made public.

Youtube video looking at identity on the internet

Today's snapshot of "Social Networking in Education:"...Wikipedia page on this wher you can view videos, articles, conversations/blogs and a couple presentations on the subject.

This article by Danah Boyd, of whom we've seen before, talks about how teens are switching over from Myspace to Facebook and how a persons socio-economic class shows which site they are more likely to use.

This talks about a principal wanting to block facebook and myspace from being accessed at the school due to sexual predators and mean girls

This article is about how anonymity effects people in online video games, and video game forums. It mostly focuses on the negative effects.

Music has many adverse effects on people. This website gives more information on exactly what music therapy is, how it has helped many, and how it can help you!

This is my survey I created for my research project, it is not very long, and pretty easy to fill out! Please do this survey if you get a chance, I really appreciate it!

The recent case of a Columbia grad, Carla Franklin, seeking to have YouTube release the identity of an anonymous user who posted defamatory comments and videos about her has reignited the debate over internet users' right to privacy:

this is a blog that allows people to post how they feel about the lockout at their point

lakers owner apologizes to the public about the lockout

Its about what the basketball player are doing in their off time during the lockout. it makes fun of them by saying that they are going to basically do chores around the house that everyone can do.