MySpace

ASCBC Lecture:
Lane, Frederick. "Lost in MySpace: Social Networking, Student Privacy, and Self-Protection." Associated Students of Columbia Basin Coll. Columbia Basin Coll. HUB, Pasco, WA. 13 Mar. 2007.

CQ Researcher Issue:

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Cyber Socializing." CQ Researcher 16.27 (2006): 625-648. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. 3 Mar. 2007 .

Internet socializing has become hugely popular, and Web sites that help people meet potential dates, find new friends and keep track of old ones are big business. Hundreds of sites attract tens of millions of users, and more sites come online daily. Born along with the Internet in the early 1970s, online socializing has helped people worldwide link to others with common interests for conversation and support. Nevertheless, new social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace raise more troubling privacy issues than traditional Internet chat rooms. Visitors to such sites can access not only individuals' posted profiles but also profiles of their friends. Parents and law-enforcement agencies worry that predators can use the information to contact vulnerable teens. Some states are considering requiring tighter security and confidentiality, and a bill introduced in the House of Representatives would require schools and libraries to block teenagers from the sites.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Online Report:

Lenhart, Amanda and Mary Madden. How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace. 18 Apr. 2007. Pew Internet & American Life Project.

A new survey and a series of focus groups conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project examines how teens understand their privacy through several lenses: by looking at the choices that teens make to share or not to share information online, by examining what they share, by probing for the context in which they share it and by asking teens for their own assessment of their vulnerability.

Articles:

Valkenburg, Patti M., Peter, Jochen, and Alexander P. Schouten. "Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem." CyberPsychology & Behavior 9.5 (2006): 584-590. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Andrews, Michelle. "Decoding MySpace." U.S. News & World Report 141.10 (2006): 46-60. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007. .

Teen use of MySpace.com and safety as it (should) concern parents.

Rawe, Julie, et al. "How Safe is MySpace?" Time 168.1 (2006): 34-36. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007. .

Hempel, Jessi, and Paula Lehman. "The MySpace Generation." Business Week (2005): 86-96. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Using MySpace and other social networking sites as marketing/advertising platforms.

Medintz, Scott. "Talkin' 'bout MySpace Generation." Money 35.2 (2006): 27-27. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Finder, Alan. "Guess Who's Looking at Your Web Page?" New York Times Upfront 18 Sep. 2006: 16-17. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 Mar. 2007 .

These two articles discuss the potential use of MySpace.com and Facebook.com sites by prospective employers when evaluating candidates for a job.

NPR News
Talk of the Nation, December 4, 2008 · Is Creating A Fake Online Profile A Criminal Act?