Dear List Mates, I like to listen to classic rock on the radio: the good stuff from the 1950s through the 1970s (i.e., Bill Haley, "Rock Around the Clock" through The Rolling Stones, "Satisfaction"). One day, Elvis' "Return to Sender: Address Unknown" came on. It jarred me: who sends letter mail anymore? It also resonated, because an email had just come bouncing back, marked "User Unknown". The juxtaposition flashed an "A Ha" at me, leading me to realize how much our technology and social relations have changed subtly in the past 30 years. So I decided to translate song titles into contemporary cyber times. Movies, TV, pop culture, history, etc. joined the list. Most are modern updatings. However, some are just for fun, as in 409/419 (Nigerian criminal code) and Godzilla/Mozilla. In one situation, this diversion has turned out to be useful. When Jennifer Kayahara and I were stuck for an opening to our forthcoming paper ("Searching for Leisure High and Low"), I thought of the refrain to The Coasters' "Searchin'" to represent traditional pre-Internet search behavior. I've ordered and grouped items loosely, with only main headings: just what seems to flow together. In modern parlance, this is a semi-structured list. (See _Queue_, October 2005). Contributions from others are welcome: please enter them by going to the "clicking here" spot in the site -- it's in red. Feel free to contribute items from before the 1950s, as I have done to a limited extent (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; She'll be Coming Round the Mountain). If I resonate with them, I'll keep them. The entry form lets you decide if you want to be credited or remain anonymous. Warning: this can become addictive -- do not attempt while driving or trying to meet deadlines. In case I get a song, movie or book deal, the entire document is © 2006 Barry Wellman. Finally, I want to acknowledge the great work of Sandra Wong in designing and implementing the site which has some complex bits beneath the surface. Here's the web address: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Or go to my website (see below) and click on "Songs". I look forward to your feedback and participation. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________