social networking

More than 2.2 billion people worldwide are active on social media—a full 30 percent of the global population. In this book readers will learn how Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and other social media, have become an integral part of people’s lives, affecting their attitudes, relationships, mental health—and personal safety.

Perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet online when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an e-mail about his pet pig, Wilbur. The two 17-year-olds strike up an e-mail relationship from opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names. What's more, Ellie doesn't know Graham is a famous actor, and Graham doesn't know about the big secret in Ellie's family tree. When the relationship goes from online to in-person, they find out whether their relationship can be the real thing.

Discusses social media as virtual communities such as Facebook and Twitter; gives a brief history, how to use social media to connect with friends or generate an income, and cautions about how to avoid bullying and other negative consequences.

Helps young adults navigate through the intricacies of social networks and gain a better understanding of the online experience, addressing online safety and covering such topics as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, netspeak, blogs, privacy, cyberbullying, videochat, and smartphones.

Discusses the history of social networking, detailing the history including wampum belts of the early Native Americans, printed broadsides, the ring shouts of slave gatherings, telegrams, telephones, and modern Internet.

Presents activities designed to help children and teens learn how to stay safe on the Internet, explaining how to responsibly text, chat, email, and use social networking sites.

"Examines some of the legal and ethical issues surrounding social media, its impact on civil discourse and its role in suicides, murders and criminal enterprise."--Provided by publisher.

Describes the Internet's YouTube including its history, its purpose for entertainment, history, and its communication possibilities. Also notes its impact on the presidential election of 2008 as well as other events.

In an effort to make friends at her new school, Sofia gets involved with a group of popular girls who dislike Brooklyn, a loner who they believe to be evil.

"Middle school is a test, but Cici Reno has all the answers. She's the go-to girl for advice. She's cool, she's funny, and she's enlightened (thanks to yoga classes at her mom's studio). So, when Cici offers to help her BFF get a great guy's attention by pretending to be her online, she never expects anything to go wrong. But Cici starts to fall for the guy herself, and for the first time in her life, she doesn't have a clue"--Back cover.