Good Gossip
Edited by Robert F. Goodman and Aaron Ben-Ze’ev
A multidisciplinary look at gossip from social ties to legality.

From Hand to Mouth: The Origins of Language
By Michael C. Corballis
An exploration of the origins of language in hand gestures.

The Language Instinct
By Stephen Pinker
A case for the biological conserved basis of language acquisition.

The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
By Howard Rheingold
A look at the early users of Internet.

Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation
By Don Tapscott
The lifestyles of teenagers on the edge of the internet explosion.

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“Meet Joe Blog”
By Lev Grossman
Article from Time on the popularity of blogs.

“We are the web”
By Kevin Kelly
Wired article on the increase of individual power on the Internet.

“The law of acceleration returns”
By Ray Kurzweil

iPod’s Dirty Secret
The Neistat brothers’ popular video on the iPod battery.

“The real slant on gossip”
By Robin Westen
Psychology Today article on the benefits and purpose of gossiping.

“The book stops here”
By Daniel H. Pink
Wired article on Wikipedia.

“Ubiquitous message technology can be powerful tool for good or ill”
Technology Review article on text messaging.

“New Zealand students may ‘text-speak’ in exams”
Report on national exams in New Zealand allowing text message abbreviations.

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Internet World Stats
Statistics on people using the Internet broken down by continent.

“Educators explore ‘Second Life’ online”
Second Life community as an educational tool.

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