What kind of information are you looking for? Try http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/publications http://ibiblio.org/fred/academic.html http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/hargittai.html http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol12/issue4/ellison.html For commonly cited stats, PEW studies as Chris said: http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=36 Many of these PEW studies are cited in the above links anyway. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Heidelberg, Chris <Chris.Heidelberg@ssa.gov> wrote:
You need to start with the Pew Institute, check out Educause too., don't be afraid to look at data from places like Forrester, Microsoft and Apple have some great whitepapers too.
Chris A. Heidelberg III, PhD
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jung-Whan De Jong Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:33 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Social Networking and Youth
Could anyone recommend must-read studies that look at young people's use of social networking sites in America and globally?
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