social networking

You are not your bookcase
Online profiles and painfully constructed "faves lists" have turned us into a bunch of unwitting snobs. Enough already.
Infectados pelo Vírus do Orkut
Like zombies in search of fresh brains, social networks will rise from the grave when you least expect them. Especially if Brazilian hackers are involved
"I can be your Facebook stalker"
Penn Masala pledge undying social networking devotion in "The Facebook Skit."
The new American way of death
Morbid curiosity and ridicule have replaced respect for the deceased at MyDeathSpace, where your life is an open book -- even when you're 6 feet under.
Social networking on the Subcontinent
Orkut, India and Pakistan: Don't be a hater
The intellectual elite ... my ass
Caste, social networking and Orkut. What a wonderful world
Peer-review's MySpace problem
Fun with paleoclimatologist cliques and hockey sticks
Steal this bookmark!
Tagging, the Web's newest game, lets you see what other people are reading and thinking. Welcome to the key-worded universe.
When technology became cool again
Google, Firefox and digital cameras gave us reason to cheer in 2004. Then again, outsourcing, global warming and the politics of stem cells proved there is a dark side.
Get up, stand up, social network
Can online networking offer a leg up to the disadvantaged? The founder of Street Tech aims to find out.
You are who you know
The new social software turbo-charges friendships, sexual hookups and the business of human relationship -- and could turn our lives into an open book. Part 1 of a two-part series.

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