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Column: I thought it was my space! Should colleges poke around our pages?

By Lor Sligar
Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 6:30pm
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Last week Kaplan released a study showing that 10 percent of the college admissions officers surveyed had looked at an applicant's social networking site as part of the decision-making process. Lor Sligar asks, How far should colleges be allowed to go before they get too much in our space?

Constant vigilance!

By Katherine Allen
Published: Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 11:47pm
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I like Facebook a lot. I keep up with my friends all over the world, and the ones who live a couple blocks away. It’s quicker and often more frequently checked than e-mail.

Column: Who said spending too much time on the Internet was bad for you?

By Jie Han
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 - 3:08am
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Don't tell Jie Han that time spent on the Web is time wasted. Her experience with virtual communities such as Gaia Online proves otherwise. "If only the real world were like Gaia Online, then I would be extremely happy," she writes.

Who are your top friends?

By Erika Belmont
Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 10:11pm
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Go on any social networking site these days and you'll discover that it's not hard to find out just how popular you are using one of the new "Top Friends" applications. These allow you to list about 10 of your favorite friends, and the rest of the world gets to see whom you like the most.

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