N.J. Principal Calls for Social Network Ban

The principal of a Ridgewood, New Jersey middle school wants Facebook and other social networking sites banned from school. He says they expose students to bullies and predators. (April 29)

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From: Associated Press

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STORM OVER HASIBA AMIN ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES

A storm has errupted on various social network sites after the face of Goa NSUI chief Hasiba Amin appeared alongside Rahul Gandhi and others in anti-corruption advertisements of the Congress published nationwide.

Hasiba, who heads the Congress' student's wing, has come under attack on twitter where she is accused of being involved in scams and questions also raised over her picture with Union HRD Minister Sashi Taroor.

Hasiba however reacted to the hate campaign against her, denying all the...

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From: ingoanews

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Are social networking sites making us more narcissistic?

INSIDE San Diego State: According to a new poll, the generation who uses them the most seems to think so. In a national poll of college students, 57 percent agreed that that people in their generation use social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter and MySpace) for self-promotion, narcissism and attention seeking.

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From: SDSUVideo

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Twitter Antisemitism in France: Jewish students confront social media messaging giant

Microblogging site Twitter has appeared before a court in Paris as a French student organisation demanded the social network reveal the identities of users posting anti-Semitic messages so they could be prosecuted under French law.

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From: JewishNewsOne

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Research Report: The Pros and Cons of Using Social Networking Sites to Selected CBAA Students

This is for the partial fulfillment for the subject ENGL102 of BS Accountancy 2nd year, Section 4 of De La Salle University - Darmarinas handled by: Mrs. Evelyn Obo-Rayos.

Members:

Paul Renzo Lacson

Clarence King

Lea Jeane Maraan

Aldrich Randall Santos

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From: Paul Renzo Lacson

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Social media boundaries: Should teachers and students be "friends" online?

You connect with family and friends on social networking sites, but what if you are 'friends' with your teacher within online networks? In this episode of Heads up, students debate if it's advisable for students and teachers to get clued in on each other's private life and should they interact outside the classroom.

Watch full video: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/heads-up/social-media-boundaries-should-teachers-and-students-be-friends-online/342868?yt

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From: NDTV

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Chennai School denies admission to students on social network : NewspointTV

Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School in Chennai will deny admission to any child who has an account on social-networking sites like Facebook nd Twitter. The school has actually passed a law that states no student is allowed to possess a Facebook account as long as they are a part of the school. This law has already brought in a lot of wrath among students and parents.

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From: NewspointTV

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The Buzz: Social networking ban

Do you think you could you go a week without logging on to Facebook or Twitter? A central Pennsylvania technological college is making people do just that.

The school is banning students and staff from accessing social networking sites on campus, just as an experiment to see what happens.

The head of the college says it's not a punishment, that it's just a way to get people talking more and thinking critically about how much social media is a part of our lives.

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From: WPRI

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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2008 - My Tube Your Face

Recent reports suggest that the British internet could generate revenues of £1.78bn by 2011. With increasingly faster internet connections, social networking sites are exploiting the market with popular shows such as 'Kate Modern' and 'This Gap Year'. So with numbers of people using social networking sites exploding around the world, what are some examples of filmmakers using them to get to new audiences, and how can documentary exploit this market?

Filmed by Sheffield Hallam University...

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From: Sheffield Doc/Fest

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SPI Social Network Analysis Webinar

The Smart Policing Initiative presented a webinar on "Social Network Analysis" on October 28, 2013 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Dr. Michael D. White, Dr. Charles M. Katz, and doctoral student David Choate of Arizona State University facilitated this webinar. Members of the Kansas City, MO SPI team also shared their experiences with using social network analysis as part of their SPI project. The webinar provides an introduction to social network analysis (SNA) and its applicability...

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From: Smart Policing Initiative

Related topics : introduction to social network analysis using r / analysis of social networking sites / students using social networking sites / social networking websites