Online Social Networking on Campus: Understanding What Matters in Student Culture

Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: Campus Life Online Chapter 2 Emergence and Acceleration: Computer-Mediated Communication and the College Student * The rise of the technological generation and the construction of individual identity and college culture * Internet history and use * Development of online social networking sites * Social networking sites as cultural phenomenon: Generally and on campus * College Student Identity: Issues and research on online social networking sites Chapter 3 Students Speak: Campus Culture, Identity and Facebook * Facebook Primer * What Students Report about Their Facebook Use * Student Portraits * Kris * Jordan * Teresa * Matthew * Our Observations Chapter 4 The New Campus Reality: Facebook and Student Affairs Practice * Do Administrators Belong on Facebook? * Student Leaders as Cultural Translators * Orienting Students to Campus Culture, both Real and Online * Supporting Student Development in the Expanding Campus Community Chapter 5 The Future of the Campus Social Graph * What is the future of online social networking on campus? * Changing demographic of Facebook and Online Social Networks * Global Growth * New Niche Users * Post Script References Glossary Index Author Biographies