First Monday January 2012

Readers:

First Monday has just published the January 2012 (volume 17, number 1)
issue at http://firstmonday.org/issue/current.

The following papers are included in this month's issue:

First Monday
Volume 17, number 1 - 2 January 2012

China’s Internet lexicon: The symbolic meaning and commoditization of
Grass Mud Horse in the harmonious society
by Shaojung Sharon Wang

Internet and interest articulation in China: A theoretical re-examination
by Yu-Wen Chen

Teenagers and social network sites: Do off-line inequalities predict their
online social networks?
by June Ahn

Understanding personal learning networks: Their structure, content and the
networking skills needed to optimally use them
by Kamakshi Rajagopal, Desirée Joosten-ten Brinke, Jan Van Bruggen, and
Peter B. Sloep

Aggregated trustworthiness: Redefining online credibility through social
validation
by Johan Jessen and Anker Helms Jørgensen

The effects of virtual space on learning: A literature review
by Olle Sköld

Thanks for your continuing interest in our work,

Edward J Valauskas
Chief Editor and Founder, First Monday

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