What Adults Should Know About Kids' Online Networking

WHAT ADULTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KIDS' ONLINE NETWORKING
[SOURCE: AlterNet, AUTHOR: Kate Sheppard, WireTap]
[Commentary] Social researcher danah boyd (who generally chooses not to capitalize her name) has made a name for herself as an expert on young people and online social networks. A Ph.D. candidate at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley and a graduate fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center, boyd has also worked as a social media researcher at Yahoo, Google, and Tribe.net. Recently, she appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, where she enlightened Bill about Myspace and the "dopey kids" it attracts. At 29, boyd has become the go-to woman for "adults" trying to figure out what "kids" do online all day, and one look at her blog, Apophenia, offers insight into her exhausting speaking/interview schedule. This Q&A looks at about social networks, kids these days, and the intersection of technology and political organizing.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/46766/

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