Hi Phil,

*Looks like Google is trying to jump into the social
*networking web business.
*
*http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-5146006.html?part=rss&tag=f
*eed&subj=news

In fact, they did (look at its date, it's a 22th january 2004 
article). Some of us are inside, trying to get in touch with 
fellows, but also asking how are those new tools changing (or at 
least providing new) ways to get social the web further than 
traditional virtual communties:

http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2004/grups/fitxacom_publica.php?
grup=65&id=516&idioma=en

Maybe it's time to apply network analysis to social networking on 
the web (and probably some people is doing it now!). Do you know 
any current project or publication relating those 'new' social 
projects?

Cheers,

_________________________________________________________

Julio Meneses
Knowledge Society Program Ph D. Candidate.
Dept. Psychology and Educational Sciences.
The Open University of Catalonia
http://www.uoc.edu/

Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3 - UOC) Research Staff.
Project Internet Catalonia (PIC) - Schools on the Network Society 
http://www.uoc.edu/in3/pic/