In July 2011, Larry shared his choices, "[starting] ...off with posts from educators" that he recommended reading, along with the comments that followed. A note at the head of points out news of update as of Sept. 2011. Thanks to Claudia for pointing this out.
"GROU.PS is a do-it-yourself social networking platform that allows people to come together and form interactive communities around a shared interest or affiliation with built-in apps enabling easy collaboration and communication" (What is GROU.PS, ¶1, 2011.11.15).
"GROU.PS may be considered as an improved version of services like Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups" (Helen Kershaw, Knowplace.ca, OWTools: GROU.PS - Sunday, 23 July 2006, 06:23 AM)
Wenger, Etienne; Trayner, Beverly; & de Laat, Maarten. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework [PDF]. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from www.social-learning-strategies.com/documents/Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf
A social networking system for learners of various languages seeking correction of their writing by native speakers of those languages, in exchange, return, or pay-forward for correction they provide for peer learners of their own languages.
"Grouply provides a rich feature set with dozens of applications to help parents, teachers, and students communicate and collaborate online, yet it is remarkably simple to configure and easy to use" (¶2, 2010.07.27)
"If you are considering the option of switching to a different social networking platform to replace your soon-to-be discontinued free Ning community, in this MasterNewMedia guide you will find all the data you need to identify your best Ning alternative out there." (retrieved 2010.07.27)
"A brief e-mail intervention using social networking sites shows promise in reducing sexual references in the online profiles of at-risk adolescents" (ABSTRACT, Conclusions, ¶1).
Social media and mobile internet use among teens and young adults.February 2010
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