I'd agree that I sometimes feel uneasy about what I'm sharing, and with who, via FaceBook. It seems to come back to when we talk about our undergrads and the "don't they know who reads their stuff" concern. Someone (can't remember who) talked about this as assuming privacy or anonymity where there is really none- but it's a group consensus. Just as when, in a large group, everyone pretends to 'not listen' to the person talking next to them on their mobile phone. On a research note, I'm plugging a chapter from the 4th volume of the AoIR Annual, titled "Hyperfriendship and Beyond: Friends and Social Norms on LiveJournal" by David Fono and Kate Raynes-Goldie. They found that indeed, there was broad confusion and lack of consensus over what the term "friend" meant in the context of LiveJournal usage. Definitely worth a read--- Mia -- Mia Consalvo, Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies 213 RTV Building School of Telecommunications 9 South College Street Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 740.597.1521 On 6/18/07 1:19 PM, "Nancy Baym" <nbaym@ku.edu> wrote:
I think it's deeply problematic to assume that we want the same set of "friends" to share in all our online activities.