Social Media 

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Welcome to the social media subject guide.  This guide is focused on the impact that tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and blogging are having on our ability to communicate widely and instantaneously with very large numbers of readers--friends, acquaintances, and strangers alike.

Social networking tools are being used by people of all ages, and by both students and professionals.  Every user is an author.  Every photo, status update, posted story, and comment present opportunities for collaboration and social sharing, and reflect on the people who originated them.  


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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Articles, topic overviews, statistics, and primary documents focusing on social issues.

Article titled "Social Networking Sites," which includes the following topics: ethical perspectives on using online social networks to gather sources for news stories; an overview of the founding of the online social networks MySpace and Facebook; and benefits of using social networking web sites to gather sources.