The MySpace Generation

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Unattributed: The MySpace Generation, Businessweek December 5, 2005

As this article notes, "Being online, being a Buzzer, is a way of life for Adams and 3,000-odd Dallas-area youth, just as it is for millions of young Americans across the country. And increasingly, social networks are their medium." More commentary from Will Richardson and Miguel Guhlin. Worth noting in this context is the increased commercialization of the online spaces used by students. More...