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Whisper Me Your Secrets

http://community.livejournal.com/ljsecret
If you have a secret that you wish to reveal to everyone and no one, without anyone knowing who you are, this is the place. ljsecret is a site where anyone can write down a secret on a “postcard” of their choosing (preferably one that has to do with the secret) and submit it. The […]

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Strength of relationships formed on Social Networks

The entire foundation of the internet is based on the concept to share information. The development of social networks on the internet has gone through some changes since the creation of the internet, and these changes are what this course has inspired me to think about as of late.
I will share a bit of personal […]

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Social Networking and Social Isolation

Washington Post Article
American Sociological Review Article
The first attached link is to an article from the Washington Post about increasing social isolation in American society. The second attached is a study referenced in the article. The study, conducted using research data collected from 1985, and a similar study conducted in 2004, concluded that […]

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