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New Books in Sociology

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Networked: The New Social Operating System

Networked: The New Social Operating System

Daily life is connected life, its rhythms driven by endless email pings and responses, the chimes and beeps of continual... Read more

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Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation

Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation

Hello Avatar Or, {llSay(0, Hello, Avatar ); is a tiny piece of user-friendly code that allows us to program our virtual ... Read more

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