***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ It has occurred to me that Online Social Networking [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ] may be envisioned as Crystals [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystals ] Your Thoughts || Reactions / Related Research || Projects ? Are We In An Era of Social Crystallization? Thanks for Thinking ! Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://www.alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]