Social networking and relationships

Does spending time in front of your computer actually help your friendships? Recent studies suggest that social networking sites do not lead to isolation, as some feared at first.

Guests

• Nancy Baym: Associate professor of communication studies at University of Kansas.
• Jason Kaufman: Research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
• Christine Greenhow: Learning technologies researcher, College of Education at the University of Minnesota.

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Resources

• About Jason Kaufman
• Jason Kaufman on the sociology of Facebook
• About Nancy Baym
• About Christine Greenhow
• Niche Networks: MN Daily for MN Students