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Is Facebook the 21st Century College Student’s “Great Community”?
I regularly look to pragmatic philosopher John Dewey to explain most things American. As a political philosopher, Dewey recognized the possibilities of American life; his was a social hope for...
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Bowling with Facebook Friends
For John Dewey, the ultimate challenge of American democracy was to achieve the “Great Community” (1927/1946). Dewey recognized in the early decades of the 20th century that technology would alter...
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Wars with Friends?
The process of sharing information and experiences online ultimately makes them the common possession of all who are in our networks. Whether we produce the information or consume it, our viewpoints...
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The Geography of Facebook
Self-presentation is the centerpiece of Facebook. By design, on all social media sites, the user is the central node of her social graph; everything in her network refers back to her self-impression...
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Professors Who Poke
Believe it or not, college and university faculty have embraced online social media. Over ninety percent of faculty use social media in their work; thirty percent use Facebook for academic purposes....
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