In his presentation Mark starts with his long relationship with programming and finally moves on to describe his project Plexus , which will provide a new platform for social networks. First and most important is the social graph, a database of connections known as the ‘Plex’. They can be unilateral or bilateral. MORE >>

I’ve raised a few questions on e-mail lists about whether or not we are invading our patrons’ space by building presence in MySpace and Facebook (perhaps) and whether it is at all ok to ban the use of MySpace because it is not an “academic site&# and “people are using it a lot&# (ummmm… no). can see them. MORE >>

While I closely followed the social networking space at the time, I didn’t join many. When I was writing Living Networks in 2002 there were no true social networking applications in existence. The basic principle was inviting friends to connect, and using that to find the quickest social path to people you wanted to meet. MORE >>

These same people are also prolific users of social networking sites - such as Facebook , MySpace , Second Life , and even their own Ning communities - to connect with their friends. A common misconception about autistic individuals is that they shun social contact, that they are all introverts.  Enter social media. MORE >>

While social networking is seen as an activity dominated by younger generations, new research shows Baby Boomers are getting into  the game as well.  Generation Jones appears to be taking to social networking in a significant way, almost as much as Generation Xers, who already have a reputation for their computer savvy. So who are we? MORE >>