Social Networking, The Third Place And The Evolution Of Communication

The purpose of this white paper is to put forth a proposition that the hope will generate considerable conversation. The premise is simple, but touches on concepts and ideas that are established within the academy, and as such, it is a topic about which there may be some strongly held perspectives. Their premise is that technology has not only mediated communication in countless ways, but that the very ways to communicate - and even the ways all talk and think about communication - are changing as a result.