UF Social Media Scholars

"This paper explores key issues people experience managing personal boundaries within and across social technologies. We look in particular at email and online social networks. We offer a theoretical framework for understanding the errors in assumptions about the singularity of identity that are currently inscribed into the sharing models of social technology systems. Through a questionnaire study we examine how people facet their identities and their lives, and how these facets are expressed through use of technology. We found for more mature users family was an extremely important context for sharing online, and that email was still a preferred form of communication for private sharing across facets of life. Single, working men had the highest level of incompatible facets, and a higher level of facet incompatibility was correlated with increased worry about sharing in the context of social networks."

Who did what to whom, and why. Allegedly.

Roundtable of discussion relating to technologies and social media.

NYT review of social network movie.

Normally I hate stupid blog lists, but this one is better than most. Brief introductions to different social media trends - useful for class.

Good guide for journalists about Wikipedia, how to use it, ways to check credibility of an article.

Article on the different strategies of Google v. Facebook and the different strategies of mining biographical and other user data as practiced by the two companies. From Wired.

NYT how-to on strategies for effective use of Facebook - includes privacy settings, user lists, tagging options

Short look at 2010 privacy changes at Facenook, from NYT.

What types of news stories do consumers share and discuss the most? What issues do they have less interest in? What is the interplay of the various new media platforms? And how do their agendas compare with that of the mainstream press? To answer these questions, the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism has gathered a year of data on the top news stories discussed and linked to on blogs and social media pages and seven months' worth on Twitter. We also have analyzed a year of the most viewed news-related videos on YouTube. Several clear trends emerge.

Overview of a questionable Facebook app.