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Dissertation Breakdown

Dissertation Breakdown

As for the breakdown of the rest of the dissertation, the paper will break into the thematic and methodological issues present during the course of the research process. I believe the discussion will focus on how each method helps add to the breadth of the overall research project. The first chapter of this project will …

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The Power of Facebook

The Power of Facebook

The strength of Facebook really comes from the applications present on Facebook. Applications represent a level of customization that the user can present on their Facebook profile and really represents the only real changes that a user can make on their Facebook page. Facebook maintains the same color scheme (white background with blue as a mode …

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Facebook is…

Facebook is…

Facebook is an online social network created in 2004 as a method of connecting Harvard students to each other. A social networking website is defined for the purpose of this research as an online service that allows users to profile for themselves, has a method of organizing individual users into groups allow the users within …

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Coping for First-Year Students on Facebook

Coping for First-Year Students on Facebook

I decided to look beyond the fanastic events that can cause users of Facebook to create at deeper level of connection. After finishing my simple analysis of the Virginia Tech shooting, I decided to look at another event that would cause a great deal of stress to students, their first year at college I decided …

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Presentation of the Cyberself

Presentation of the Cyberself

Online bulletin boards systems have been around since the era of BBS, MUDs, the WELL project, and the USEnet system. Members within the bulletin board group construct their virtual space to fit the needs of the group. Symbols are used and maintained by the group. Communal social experiences are replayed through this symbols and are …

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