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<DIV>Two interesting articles are available at <A href="http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/index">http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/index</A> an online, open access, peer reviewed journal </DIV>
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<DIV>For Privacy issues - <A href="http://journals.uic.edu/fm/issue/current"><FONT color=#cc0000>Political parties and voter privacy: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States in comparative perspective</FONT></A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Looks at the use and misuse of personal information by political parties in Australia, UK, USA and Canada</DIV>
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<DIV>For Social Networking - <A href="http://journals.uic.edu/fm/issue/current"><FONT color=#cc0000>Factors affecting the frequency and amount of social networking site use: Motivations, perceptions, and privacy concerns</FONT></A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Looks at the link (or lack of) between Social Networking sites and Learning. Was also reviewed by DERN (see link below)</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.carolinechisholm.org.au/">http://www.carolinechisholm.org.au/</A> </DIV><BR><BR>>>> "DERN" <dern@acer.edu.au> Thursday, 16 December 2010 10:18 >>><BR>In a recent edition of an excellent peer reviewed open access journal, the findings of research into the motivations for using social networking sites is reported. What is noticeable is the distinct difference between using the Internet for entertainment or interpersonal utility and using the Internet for learning. Learning is identified as a strong motive for using the Internet but social networking sites are not. </DIV>
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