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  “My MySpace Schedule Keeps Me Way Too Busy to Date”: Glee and Social Networking Sites

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  Kimberly Owczarski University of Arizona

  April 06, 2010

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  and previews for upcoming episodes of Glee. From the beginning, social networking sites were seen as ...
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  Are you on Facebook? Seniors and new communication technologies

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  Mei-Chen Lin Kent State University

  March 27, 2009

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  Are you on Facebook? Seniors and new communication technologies social networking Older adults internet Curator's Note   According to a recent Pew Internet study (2006), approximately 73% of the baby boomers and 46% of all seniors (i.e., above 65 yea ...
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  Reporting from the Frontlines: Fan Conventions Go Digital

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  Kayley Thomas University of Florida

  September 08, 2010

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  Reporting from the Frontlines: Fan Conventions Go Digital supernatural social networking parasocial celebrity new media fandom Fan Studies fan fiction audience studies archive Curator's Note *This is a archived piece originally posted on September 8, ...
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  Jesus 2.0: Christian Identity and Community on Godtube

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  Allison Perlman University of California-Irvine

  December 12, 2007

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  Jesus 2.0: Christian Identity and Community on Godtube Featured viral videos social networking representation religion participation parody Mac-PC Godtube convergence consumerism Christian media alternative media Curator's Note Founded by Dallas Theo ...
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  If This is OurChart Then Where is MyChart?: Selective Lesbian Identities on The L Word’s Social Networking Site

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  Kelly Kessler DePaul University

  September 23, 2009

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  If This is OurChart Then Where is MyChart?: Selective Lesbian Identities on The L Word’s Social Networking Site The L Word Showtime social networking lesbian media convergence Curator's Note On the heels of the breakthrough television series Queer as ...