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JMN> Hi there,

JMN> *An unanticipated use (by some) of "social networking"
JMN> *software

JMN> Of course, I'm not really sure if it's something so unexpected or
JMN> unanticipated as dystopian press are telling. I wrote a few days
JMN> ago something about it [1]. Sorry for those not reading spanish!

JMN> IMHO, that's just something we should expect when internet tools
JMN> for social networking really arrive at the everyday life, and
JMN> people start using the internet to do what they were doing without
JMN> getting connected: get in touch, meet new people, discuss about
JMN> some specific topics, offer drugs, ...? In fact, that things are
JMN> the key ones to conclude it is getting into our lives indeed, as
JMN> far as the same tools to make those deals where also the path to
JMN> get those guys caught.

JMN> The lesson for these kind of goals: if you knit so well your
JMN> network, it could also became your trap :-)


JMN> [1] http://www.zanadoria.com/2005/07/24/orkut-drogas-y-accion-
JMN> policial-realmente-es-algo-sorprendente/
Hi there,

I was trying to find, but couldn't find many, studies that would look
at the diffusion of information circling mostly on the Internet to the
general population, that is to those who do not use Internet and don't
have access to it. Did anyone come across articles on the topic or
something close to it?

Thank you,

Olga Mayorova

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