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Superdudes/Sugababes: Guilty or not guilty?

Superdudes.nl and Sugababes.nl, two related websites, together form one of the biggest social networking sites in the Netherlands. Almost 60% of all the youngsters between 13 and 18 have created a profile at least once. Superdudes, not very surprisingly,...
By Guido van Diepen on 10/20/08 1
“To Twitt or Not To Twitt”

“To Twitt or Not To Twitt”

As it is defined in Wikipedia – Micro-blogging is a relatively new phenomenon defined as “a form of blogging that lets you write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) about your life on the go and send...
By Maggie Badermadjian on 10/13/08 Comments Off on “To Twitt or Not To Twitt”

Facebook for Fun

Facebook is the second largest social network after Myspace.com in U.S. with around 60 million members. But it is the fastest-growing and best-known sites on the Internet today and taking into account its great expansion overseas it...
By Maria Perevalova on 10/11/08 Comments Off on Facebook for Fun

Digital Handshakes in Networked Publics: a Case Study

In her essay Networked Publics: Why Politicians Must Interact, Not Broadcast'">‘Digital Handshakes in Networked Publics: Why Politicians Must Interact, Not Broadcast' Danah Boyd explains how politicians in the United...
By Heleen Kerkman on 10/06/08 Comments Off on Digital Handshakes in Networked Publics: a Case Study
Social Network Site vs. Social Networking Site?

Social Network Site vs. Social Networking Site?

Boyd and Ellison give a useful definition for social network sites, that entails the minimum core functions a web-based application must have to be considered a SNS. But at the same time this definition falls short in defining what...
By Alessandro Valente on 10/06/08 1