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Want to search across 60 of the main social networking spaces via the one portal then WhosTalkin.com is the place to go. You can search via a group type eg blogs, videos or images, or sub spaces within these groups. This is a really interesting tool for searching on trending topics. It's also fun to do a search on your own online identity to see what others are saying about you.

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This page from a larger pbworks wiki focusses on Social Bookmarking and has a couple of really great sets of notes for using Diigo with teachers and students.

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This report from Common Sense Media

"reveals that social networking is moving communication from face to face to cyberspace - and that parents have a lot to learn when it comes to their children’s behaviors online."

You can download a range of associated material here including the press release, executive summary and the report in total.

Having checked out the report you might also like to http://www.ypulse.com/parents-clueless-about-teens-lives-same-as-it-ever-was for another take on the figures.

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Club Penguin from the Disney Corporation is arguably the biggest and oldest student online space. The basic features are free though to access the complete suite of features you will need to subscribe. Subscriptions can be monthly, or 6 and/or 12 months. As well as a range of artwork, colouring, comics and games there are also chat and mail facilities. Children can also create and decorate their own igloo space. Penguin Coins can be earned through playing games and can be used to purchase "virtual" items.

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Have you experienced Twitspeak overload? Do you break out into a sweat as the Twit character count goes into the final countdown phase? Then Twitlonger may be just the place for you At Twitlonger you can post to Twitter and not worry about the 140 characters limit. With Twitlonger, you can write what you need and once the 140 character limit is reached the tweet will have a link automatically added to it that will take you to Twitlonger where you can read it all. As the good folk at Twitlonger say, "It's like twitpic for text." Unfortunately to access the full 140+characters you'll have to leave your Twitter client and access the web.

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It's probably one for a rainy day but if you are looking for like minded Tweeps then this directory from Jane Hart is nothing if not extensive. It;

lists (in alphabetical order by Twitter username) learning professionals from both education and corporate training, as well as other related professionals and e-learning products and services on Twitter. If you are a learning professional who wants to connect with others via Twitter and would like to appear in the Directory, email Jane with the entry details you would like to have.

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Haven't tried this one yet but it looks interesting.

"HootSuite is the ultimate Twitter toolbox. With HootSuite, you can manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success. HootSuite lets you manage your entire Twitter experience from one easy-to-use interface."

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Now that you are well established on Twitter and following more friends than ever you might like to know those who are not adding to your knowledge or update stream. Twitoria is just the place to check up on how many friends you are really following? By entering your username on the main page, Twitoria finds your friends that haven't tweeted in a long time so you can give them a gentle reminder, (or as Twittoria suggests, the boot!).

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Nancy White's wiki page on different ways that educators are using Twitter.

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TinyChat is a free service that allows you to create a free chat room that is accessible by anyone with a browser. Simply create a chatroom from the homepage then send the link it gives to you to anyone you want to chat with. After you leave the chat room, all the chat data is gone, so its perfect for secure chats.
Why would you use this? Its the easiest way to have a group chat with multiple people. No more worrying about who has what messenger, or what everyones screen name is. Just send them a link! Its also a great way to talk with people who are not the most computer literate- Now you dont need them to install any programs to talk with someone!

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Social network sites, online games, video-sharing sites, and gadgets such as iPods and mobile phones are now fixtures of youth culture. They have so permeated young lives that it is hard to believe that less than a decade ago these technologies barely existed. Today’s youth may be coming of age and struggling for autonomy and identity as did their predecessors, but they are doing so amid new worlds for communication, friendship, play, and self-expression.

We include here the findings of three years of research on kids' informal learning with digital media.

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It is relatively easy for someone to SCARE parents away from the Internet. There ARE bad things and people making bad choices on the Internet, but there are many compelling resources and interactive tools available which can be used for learning and commu

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