Abstract

To investigate the relation between Internet use and binge drinking during early and middle adolescence. This is a cross-sectional study of a sub-sample of 8th and 10th graders from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, which annually surveys a nationally representative sample of [...]

Abstract

This study examined the construct of community and its development in online spaces through a qualitative analysis of middle school students’ participation in a private social network. Drawing on notions of community inspired by philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, we found that students, [...]

Abstract

The report of the Spanish Network of University Libraries (Rebiun) “Science 2.0: implementation of the social web to research” is discussed, and the main websites that allow scientists to cooperate or share in the three facets of research, resources and results are listed. University [...]

Abstract

Throughout 2009 we have seen a number of technology trends that according to the views of most analysts will have a greater role in 2010. Growth and centralization of social networks, the explosion (and future decline?) of communication and real-time search, the proliferation of cloud [...]

Abstract

The weighty structures of government are forced to evolve due to the ubiquity of social networks in all areas of society. Governments should lose their distrust of web 2.0 and assume the changes brought about by these new ways of communicating with the public and among officials. [...]

Abstract

Overview and trends of different aspects and applications of data mining on the Internet, in relation to Web 2.0, spam, analysis of searches, social networks and privacy.

Abstract

We critique the concept of digital identity and try to deal with all its complexity. In addition, we present findings from a first approach to this object of analysis, a study that explores higher education students’ perceptions and concerns about their digital identity. Thus, this [...]

Abstract

The article focuses on social networks and their impact on the development of book clubs as a service to the promotion of reading. The views of several authors are presented, based on a document analysis, and the presence of book clubs in the social network Facebook is examined, listing [...]

Abstract

A large majority of university students use social networking sites (SNS) actively. Nevertheless, there are very limited studies examining students’ perceptions about student-teacher relationships in SNSs comprehensively. The purpose of this research was to investigate university [...]

Abstract

The paper discusses the development of cybercampaigns in America Latina inside the political and democratic transformations during the recent decades, as well as the dawn of socialization using telecommunications and new informational technologies which has been observed in the [...]