Hi, There was some interest from the list when I mentioned the 2008 ECAR report a few weeks ago. This year's report focuses on social network sites and was just officially released: http://tinyurl.com/6dztlm Here's the abstract: This 2008 ECAR research study is a longitudinal extension of the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 ECAR studies of students and information technology. The study is based on quantitative data from a spring 2008 survey of 27,317 freshmen and seniors at 90 four-year institutions and eight two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input from 75 students at four institutions; and analysis of qualitative data from 5,877 written responses to open-ended questions. In addition to studying student ownership, experience, behaviors, preferences, and skills with respect to information technologies, the 2008 study also includes a special focus on student participation in social networking sites. I wrote the introduction, which discusses educational uses of SNSs among other topics. Thanks, N. * * * Nicole Ellison, PhD nellison@msu.edu