Hi there, As you know danah boyd and I have been working for the last year on a special section of JCMC focused on social network sites. I'm thrilled to announce our introduction to the issue, which might be of interest to many of you working in this area, is now online. Our piece, titled "Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship," has four sections: - a usable definition of "social network sites" - a history of some of the major shifts in the development of SNSs - a literature review of work done in this space - a description of the articles included in the special issue The article is available here: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/ boyd.ellison.html Note that not all the pieces are live yet; I'll post another announcement when the full issue is ready for your consumption and critique. Thanks to everyone who helped us with reviews and info! Looking forward to hearing what y'all think. Nicole * * * Nicole Ellison, PhD nellison@msu.edu