I too teach the LIve Web and Social Media. I've built a site in Google Sites where I can embed videos by Jeff Jarvis ey al, link to BLog postings as well as enable my students at Birkbeck (London) to add their own findings. [http://birkbeckmedia.theinternationale.com] To add a few other things to the booklist: Jeff Jarvis. What Would Google DO Chris Anderson. Free Chris Anderson. The Long Tail Cjharles Leadbetter. We Think David Weuinberger. Everything is Miscellaneous Lev Maovich. The Language of New Media Don Tap[scott and Anthony D Williams. Wikinomics ALexander R Galloway and Eugene Thacker The Exploit Anthony R Galloway. Protocol Geert Lovink. Zero Comments Scott Lash. Critique of Information Oh and a couple of useful bibliographies by Danah Boyd http://www.danah.org/TwitterResearch.html http://www.danah.org/SNSResearch.html BTW. A lot of the writers in the area have Blogs so your students can keep up to date with their work and often their books in process. p Paul Caplan praxis@theinternationale.com 07801 151 052 www.theinternationale.com http://olympicarcades.theinternationale.com