A few quick items that I’ve been meaning to link:
- The ENISA Position Paper “Security Issues and Recommendations for Online Social Networks” has been released. Co-authors include Nicole Ellison, Scott Golder, Alessandro Acquisti and myself; while there are varied opinions about the state of security in SNS, I think we all found the discursive process interesting.
- An archived edition of a Social Networks webinar I presented has just been posted. The webinar was organized through Higher Ed Experts, and actually comes as part of a 5-presentation series on online Social Networks. This webinar is targeted towards Highed Ed administrators; I discuss the role of social networks on campus.
- OCLC has released a comprehensive report on online social networks and their use in libraries. While I was at OCLC I was able to sit down with the team who worked on this report and I was very impressed. This should be a valuable resource for information professionals.
On another note, congratulations to Andy Baio as he moves on to new projects. Andy’s blog is required reading, and I look forward to his new focus on writing and analysis.
Update: Right after I posted this, the JCMC special issue on SNS went live. Some great stuff here – congrats to co-editors danah boyd and Nicole Ellison.
Fred Stutzman is a doctoral student, researcher and teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. He studies how people use social media.
