Why Youth Love Social Networking Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social... - 4 views
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Michael Toft on 07 Oct 10In the article "Why Youth Love Social Networking Sites", Danah Boyd writes about Social network sites like MySpace and Facebook create a bridge for your social life and online life. Her article examines how these students use Social Networking websites to interact with their peers. She also addresses the issue of privacy and how it can be altered with in a social networking setting.
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Alexis Matthews on 07 Oct 10In the article Why Youth ♥ Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life, danah boyd writes about the relationship with teenagers and social networking sites. In her article, boyd states, "In a study conducted in late 2006, they found that 55 percent of online teens aged twelve to seventeen have created profiles on social network sites with 64 percent of teens aged fifteen to seventeen." So, her question is why? Why are all these teens creating these sites and what are they using it for? In this article danah boyd will tell you about why these teens are creating these sites, and why the other teens are not creating sites.
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Caitlyn Millerick on 07 Oct 10This article the author talks about how the different social networking sites have brought students together. A place where they can communicate with their peers and meet others. She addresses that fact that it allows the public to gather.
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Dana Saunders on 07 Oct 10In the article Why Youth Love Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life by Danah Boyd is all about the way social networking sites work and how that connects to a person's real-life identity. Or in other words, how a person can form his or her own identity through social networking.