***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Friends/ I have discovered a major scholarly study about _Facebook Use on Campus_ Title: Facebook Use on Campus: A Social Capital Perspective on Social Network Sites Author: Nicole Ellison Abstract: Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. This talk reviews scholarship on social networking sites, focusing on the use of Facebook among undergraduate students. Nicole Ellison discusses findings from a recent study examining user practices and the social capital implications of Facebook use, demonstrating evidence of ***positive outcomes*** from some kinds of use. Educational applications of related technologies, such as blogging, is briefly discussed.
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Among Others: Potential Benefits of Facebook in the Classroom Facebook as a Course Communication Tool A Link to the PDF of the PPT is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/facebook-use-on-campus-soci... ]
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