social networks

Professionals and teens discuss social networking and offer tips for being safe while communicating through sites such as Facebook.

Uses the popular networking website Facebook as a means of exploring and discussing a wide range of philosophical topics, including gossip, identity, and privacy. Reveals what Facebook and the way it is used can tell us about our own treatment of these topics, as well as its influence on popular culture.

Discusses research in "small-worlds" theory, which contends that networks, whether they be social or biological, interact according to a set pattern; and examines the theory's application to such topics as the global economy and the Human Genome Project.

Discusses how teenagers can create their own support system, a group of people in their lives to whom they feel connected and who can help them build skills and solve problems.

Presents transcriptions of Facebook profiles and news feeds for significant characters and people throughout classic literature, including Mark Twain, Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Hamlet, Dracula, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, and others.

Collects writings by leading thinkers and cultural commentators on the pros and cons of the social media revolution, covering topics ranging from reading skills and attention spans to cyberbullying and the digital playground.

"To help you understand MySpace, the authors step you through how to set up and personalize a MySpace account and how to manage an online social life. Then they look at how young people are changing the Internet and how to guide them as they navigate the social Web"--Back cover.