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Online Resources for Social Networking--Internet Sites (ODP)

  1. "China's Facebook Status: Blocked". ABC News. July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  2. "Online network created by Harvard students flourishes". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  3. "Openbook – Connect and share whether you want to or not". Youropenbook.org. May 12, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  4. "Why you should beware of Facebook". The Age (Melbourne). January 20, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  5. (Russian)"Uzbek authorities have blocked access to Facebook". Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  6. BBC News: Facebook 'violates privacy laws' - Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group. (May 31, 2008) (ODP)
  7. BBC NEWS: Identity 'at risk' on Facebook - Personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen by malicious hackers, BBC's Click discovers. (May, 2008) (ODP)
  8. Brodzinsky, Sibylla (February 4, 2008). "Facebook used to target Colombia's FARC with global rally". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  9. Carlson, Nicholas (March 5, 2010). "At Last – The Full Story Of How Facebook Was Founded". Business Insider.
  10. Cooper, Charles (May 19, 2010). "Pakistan Bans Facebook Over Muhammad Caricature Row – Tech Talk". CBS News. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  11. Hempel, Jessi (June 25, 2009). "The book that Facebook doesn't want you to read". money.cnn.com (Cable News Network). Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  12. HowStuffWorks: How Facebook Works - Contains a basic overview of several features, the interface, and technology behind the site. (ODP)
  13. HowStuffWorks: How Twitter Works - Contains a basic overview of several features, the interface, and technology behind the site.
  14. Jason Cochran (November 6, 2008). "DWatch out! Bosses are saving money by firing employees over Facebook posts". Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  15. Kazeniac, Andy (February 9, 2009). "Social Networks: Facebook Takes Over Top Spot, Twitter Climbs". Compete.com. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  16. Michelle Sullivan (November 3, 2008). "'Facebook Effect' Mobilizes Youth Vote". CBSnews.com. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  17. ReadWriteWeb - Article by Sarah Perez discussing ways Facebook can stay current and relevant. (ODP)
  18. Roberts, Laura (August 21, 2010). "North Korea joins Facebook". Telegraph (London). Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  19. Rosen, Ellen (May 26, 2005). "Student's Start-Up Draws Attention and $13 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  20. Rosmarin, Rachel (September 11, 2006). "Open Facebook". Forbes. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  21. Shahi, Afshin. (July 27, 2008). "Iran's Digital War". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  22. Steel, Emily and Fowler, Geoffrey A. (October 18, 2010). "Facebook in Privacy Breach". The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones). Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  23. Stone, Brad (April 7, 2008). "Facebook to Settle Thorny Lawsuit Over Its Origins". The New York Times (blog). Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  24. The Age article on NZ also using Facebook to issue court orders; "Facebook trap criminals in its web".
  25. Towell, Noel (June 15, 2009). "The Age article on the world's first court documents to be served via Facebook". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  26. Trial by Twitter: The Rise and Slide of the Year’s Most Viral Microblogging Platform: article by Vance Stevens, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE printed via The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language. (Google Scholar)
  27. Twitter, Tumblr, Yammer, Huh? - How to Navigate Massive Information Streams and Have a Life by Marziah Karch, Johnson County Community College, (Google Scholar)
  28. Social Networking Sites, Definition, History and Scholarship: essay by Danah M. Boyd and Nicole B. Ellison for Michigan State University, 2007. (Google Scholar)

Online Resources for Internet Safety– Internet Sites (ODP)

Internet Safety
  1. Livingstone, Sonia (2008) Taking risky opportunities in youthful content creation: teenagers' use of social networking sites for intimacy, privacy and self-expression. New media & society, 10 (3). pp. 393-411. (Google Scholar)
  2. A privacy paradox: Social networking in the United States by Susan B. Barnes
    First Monday, volume 11, number 9 (September 2006) (Google Scholar)
  3. Online and offline social networks: Use of social networking sites by emerging adults, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Stephanie M. Reich, Natalia Waechter, Guadalupe Espinoza, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 29 (2008) 420–433. (Google Scholar)
  4. ChatDanger [ ] - Explains how to keep safe using chat, IM, online games, email and on mobiles. Includes true stories, and advice on looking after yourself and your friends.
  5. CyberNetrix [ ] - An interactive Internet safety program that teaches chat room and mobile phone dangers.
  6. Cyberbullying.ca [ ] - Discusses recognition and prevention of intimidation by email, IM, web sites and other internet or high-technology media.
  7. FBI Youth [ ] - Offers Internet safety tips for teens in grades 6-12. Also allows you to follow a case through the FBI lab and explore a day in the life of an FBI special agent.
  8. Family Contract for Online Safety [ ] - From SafeKids.com, kids and their parents can read this and then print out a copy and sign it so the whole family knows how to be safe on the Internet.
  9. NSTeens [ ] - Uses comics and videos to explain how to use the internet safely and avoid cyber-bullies and predators.
  10. Online Guardians [ ] - Provides free help, information and training to the public and to law enforcement agencies worldwide.
  11. Planet CRUSH [ ] - Promotes internet safety, responsibility, and the development of healthy online communities.
  12. Roar Educate [ ] - Interactive learning games & resources about cyber-safety, online security and digital citizenship, for children and young people (K-10), teachers and parents
  13. SafeSurfer [ ] - SafeSurfer is for kids aged 8-14. It offers a forum, Kid Blog, video game reviews, and computer news for kids. SafeSurfer encourages responsible and safe Internet use.
  14. SafeTeens [ ] - Provides information about staying safe online. Includes articles about protecting your privacy, and links to other online safety resources.
  15. Staysafe.org [ ] - An interactive tutorial on Internet safety. Includes activities, a virtual community, and games.
  16. TeensHealth [ ] - Offers Internet safety tips for teens.
  17. That's Not Cool [ ] - Offers teens resources to help them draw their own digital line when confronted with issues such as being pressured to send nude pics, over texting and partners breaking into their social network accounts.
  18. Think U Know [ ] - Get the inside information on staying safe while having fun online, with games and useful links. Remember, people online might not be who they say they are.
  19. Websafe Crackerz [ ] - Interactive games and puzzles designed with the help of teenagers offer strategies for dealing with different situations online including spam, cyber-stalking and bullying.
  20. Wired Teens [ ] - Online community for 13- to 18-year-olds offers online safety classes, forums, and a weekly column designed to promote a safe online experience.
  21. iSafe [ ] - Offers resources on how to be responsible and stay safe online. Includes information on how to become a mentor. [PDF]
Cyberstalking
  1. About Cyberstalking - An Online Guide - Information, including country-specific data, from WiredPatrol, an Internet help, education and safety organization. WiredPatrol was formerly known as CyberAngels.
  2. Abuse of Usenet: Cyberstalked - Jayne Hitchock's battle with Usenet spammer Woodside Literary Agency began in 1996, and continued into 2002 with her cyberstalkers sentenced to prison and probation on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, perjury and making false statements to a federal officer. Hitchcock's site details the case from start to finish, and shows how it led to new laws making cyberstalking a criminal offense in New Hampshire (USA).
  3. Cyberstalking and On-line Harassment - Briefly addresses cyberstalking and online harassment, with links to other sites with more in-depth articles.
  4. Firstmonday: An exploration of predatory behaviour in cyberspace: Towards a typology of cyberstalkers - Report on a study by forensic psychologist Leroy McFarlane and author Paul Bocij. This study aimed to identify a classification of cyberstalkers by interviewing victims. Twenty-four participants were interviewed and their responses logged on a 76-item Cyberstalking Incident Checklist. A typology of cyberstalkers was developed.
  5. Get Help On Cyberstalking - Information and advice from the National Center for Victims of Crime (USA).
  6. State Computer Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws - National Conference of State Legislatures
  7. WiredSafety - Information on Internet safety, including resources for combating cyberstalking.
  8. Working to Halt Online Abuse - A volunteer organization founded in 1997 to fight online harassment through education of the general public, education of law enforcement personnel, and empowerment of victims. WHOA has also formulated voluntary policies which they encourage online communities to adopt in order to create safe and welcoming environments for all Internet users. Includes a form that victims of online harassment/cyberstalking can use to get help.
  9. The Stalked Need a Safety Net - Wired News story by Katie Dean. (May, 2000)
  10. The Epidemic of Cyberstalking - Wired News story by Katie Dean. (May, 2000)
  11. Cyberstalking - A CBS News 48 hours feature including a set of stories focused on children's safety.
  12. Stalking Site: Slick or Sick? - Wired News story by Lynn Burke. (March 17, 2000)
  13. Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry - A Report from the Attorney General to the Vice President. Summarizes the problem, gives suggestions and prevention tips, and provides annotated links to related materials and sites. (August, 1999)
  14. Cyberstalking Law Invoked - Wired News report. (January 25, 1999)

Academic Search Premiere Articles

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  1. "Court: Social Networking Comments Private, in Part." Information Management (15352897) 44.5 (2010): 19. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  2. "Does Social Networking Cause Oversharing?." Library Journal 135.18 (2010): 16. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  3. Barbour, Michael, and Cory Plough. "Social Networking in Cyberschooling: Helping to Make Online Learning Less Isolating." TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning 53.4 (2009): 56-60. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  4. Baughman, Laurie L. "FRIEND REQUEST OR FOE? CONFIRMING THE MISUSE OF INTERNET AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATORS." Widener Law Journal 19.3 (2010): 933-966. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  5. Bohnert, Daniel, and William H. Ross. "The Influence of Social Networking Web Sites on the Evaluation of Job Candidates." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 13.3 (2010): 341-347. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  6. Coyle, Cheryl L., and Heather Vaughn. "Social networking: Communication revolution or evolution?." Bell Labs Technical Journal 13.2 (2008): 13-17. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  7. Davies, Mark R., and Barbara A. Lee. "The legal implications of student use of social networking sites in the UK and US: current concerns and lessons for the future." Education & the Law 20.3 (2008): 259-288. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  8. Davis, Michelle R. "Social Networking Goes to School." Education Digest 76.3 (2010): 14-19. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  9. Greenhow, Christine. "Social Scholarship: APPLYING SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES TO RESEARCH PRACTICES." Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 42-47. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  10. Hauslohner, Abigail. "On the Arab Street, Rage Is Contagious." Time 177.5 (2011): 36-39. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  11. Heather Lynn Carter, et al. "Moral Spaces in MySpace: Preservice Teachers' Perspectives about Ethical Issues in Social Networking." Journal of Research on Technology in Education 42.1 (2009): 1-28. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  12. Jamar, Steven D. "CRAFTING COPYRIGHT LAW TO ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT USER-GENERATED CONTENT IN THE INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKING CONTEXT." Widener Law Journal 19.3 (2010): 843-872. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  13. Kite, Stacey L., Robert Gable, and Lawrence Filippelli. "Assessing Middle School Students’ Knowledge of Conduct and Consequences and Their Behaviors Regarding the Use of Social Networking Sites." Clearing House 83.5 (2010): 158-163. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  14. Marsico Jr., Edward M. "SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: ARE MYSPACE AND FACEBOOK THE FINGERPRINTS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY?." Widener Law Journal 19.3 (2010): 967-976. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  15. Park, Namsu, Kerk F. Kee, and Sebastián Valenzuela. "Being Immersed in Social Networking Environment: Facebook Groups, Uses and Gratifications, and Social Outcomes." CyberPsychology & Behavior 12.6 (2009): 729-733. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  16. Pelling, Emma L., and Katherine M. White. "The Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Young People's Use of Social Networking Web Sites." CyberPsychology & Behavior 12.6 (2009): 755-759. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  17. Robertson, Scott P., Ravi K. Vatrapu, and Richard Medina. "Off the wall political discourse: Facebook use in the 2008 U.S. presidential election." Information Polity: The International Journal of Government & Democracy in the Information Age 15.1/2 (2010): 11-31. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  18. Stefanone, Michael A., Derek Lackaff, and Devan Rosen. "Contingencies of Self-Worth and Social-Networking-Site Behavior." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.1/2 (2011): 41-49. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  19. Timm, Dianne M., and Carolyn J. Duven. "Privacy and social networking sites." New Directions for Student Services 124 (2008): 89-101. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  20. Widstrom, Bradley J. "Adolescents' Online Social Networking Following the Death of a Peer." Journal of Youth Ministry 8.1 (2009): 81-84. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  21. Williams, Amanda L., and Michael J. Merten. "A REVIEW OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILES BY ADOLESCENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION." Adolescence 43.170 (2008): 253-274. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  22. Wilson, Kathryn, Stephanie Fornasier, and Katherine M. White. "Psychological Predictors of Young Adults' Use of Social Networking Sites." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 13.2 (2010): 173-177. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  23. Winerman, Lea. "Social networking: Crisis communication." Nature 457.7228 (2009): 376-378. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  24. Wise, Kevin, Saleem Alhabash, and Hyojung Park. "Emotional Responses During Social Information Seeking on Facebook." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 13.5 (2010): 555-562. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.

JSTOR Articles

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  1. Ethics on the Web: Applying Moral Decision-Making to the New Media, Linda M. Sama, Victoria Shoaf, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 1/2, Seventh Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics (Mar., 2002), pp. 93-103.
  2. Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Patricia Greenfield, The Future of Children, Vol. 18, No. 1, Children and Electronic Media (Spring, 2008), pp. 119-146.
  3. Privacy, Visibility, Transparency, and Exposure, Julie E. Cohen, The University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 75, No. 1 (Winter, 2008), pp. 181-201.
  4. Protecting Privacy Online: Is Self-Regulation Working?,, Mary J. Culnan, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Vol. 19, No. 1, Privacy and Ethical Issues in Database/Interactive Marketing and Public Policy (Spring, 2000), pp. 20-26.
  5. Children as Consumers: Advertising and Marketing, Sandra L. Calvert, The Future of Children, Vol. 18, No. 1, Children and Electronic Media (Spring, 2008), pp. 205-234
  6. Internet Safety, MARK HANES, MATT ROLL, The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 89, No. 10 (JUNE 2008), p. 785
  7. You Are Who You Are by Default, Tina Hesman Saey, Science News, Vol. 176, No. 2 (Jul. 18, 2009), pp. 16-20
  8. Networks and New Media, Jeff Rice, College English, Vol. 69, No. 2 (Nov., 2006), pp. 127-133
  9. A Brief Look at the History of Privacy, Natasha Stott Despoja, AQ: Australian Quarterly, Vol. 79, No. 3, Australian Institute of Policy & Science 75th Year Commemorative Issue (May - Jun., 2007), pp. 60-65, 76
  10. Myspace?, Perry A. Zirkel, The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 90, No. 5 (Jan., 2009), pp. 388-389
  11. A Space Called Home: An Immigrant Adolescent's Digital Literacy Practices, Cheryl A. McLean, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 54, No. 1 (September 2010), pp. 13-22
  12. Twitter: What's All the Chirping About?, Elia Ben-Ari, BioScience, Vol. 59, No. 7 (July/August 2009), p. 632
  13. Internet Seduction: Online Sex Offenders Prey on At-Risk Teens, Bruce Bower, Science News, Vol. 173, No. 8 (Feb. 23, 2008), p. 118.
  14. "At Light Speed": Attribution and Response to Cybercrime/Terrorism/Warfare, Susan W. Brenner, The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-), Vol. 97, No. 2 (Winter, 2007), pp. 379-475. Article Stable URL:
  15. Comment: Virtual Neighborhood Watch: Open Source Software and Community Policing against Cybercrime, Benjamin R. Jones, The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-), Vol. 97, No. 2 (Winter, 2007), pp. 601-629, Article Stable URL:

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