The young and the digital
Subtitle: what the migration to social network sites, games, and anytime, anywhere media means for our future
By: S. Craig Watkins.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780807061930
Subjects: Mass media and youth -- United States; Technology and youth -- United States; Digital media -- Social aspects -- United States; Teenagers -- Social networks -- United States; Internet -- Social aspects; Online social networks -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The young and the digital; title: Digital migration : young people's historic move to the online world; title: Social media 101 : what schools are learning about themselves and young technology users; title: The very well connected : friending, bonding, and community in the digital age; title: Digital gates : how race and class distinctions are shaping the digital world; title: We play : the allure of social games, synthetic worlds, and second lives; title: Hooked : rethinking the internet addiction debate; title: Now! fast entertainment and multitasking in an always-on world; title: May i have your attention : the consequences of anytime, anywhere technology; title: Conclusion: A message from barack : what the young and the digital means for our political future.