Seems to me the internet world is redefining the word 'social'. Social used to require human contact in the form of 3-D experience, real-life encounters with actual in-the-room people. Now 'social' networking is happening with people isolated in private rooms, staring at a 2-D screen. I'm getting that eerie sci-fi music playing in my head...I've read this book!! Futuristic fiction is now, thanks to machines taking over our social lives... OK enough cynicism.
On the positive side, people are more globally in touch personally than ever before possible. Does this impact information distribution? Are you serious??!! We've got way more information available through these kinds of sites than we need or care about!
I'm a bit surprised that the common assumption is that these sites are 'for' teens, are 'their' space, that 'we' would be invading 'their' space by building a presence. Why?? It looks to me like anyone can put a profile out there, even presidential candidates, and why not? Personally, I have a big why not, it's personal privacy, but I realize that's so last-century...
I think it would be a great idea to put some sort of intelligent, useful 'library' stuff out there along with the wierdness, just for balance...
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