Unmasked by Facebook
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Facebook's Beacon technology tracks the purchasing history of its users and sends it to the user's friends list. The technology brings together the fragments of the user's online identity thereby revealing a truer picture of the user.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2008
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My Second Life as a muckraker
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Second Life, multiplayer online game, is described. The focus of the story-line is, The Second Life Herald, a news paper. It examines the legal, social and economic conditions in the virtual world.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2006
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A second life for MTV
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The increase in the viewership of MTV, after the launch of the virtual reality show "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" is described.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2007
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