W1.3 Are online relationships real?

Are these Relationships Real?

Cartoon "Facebook Friends Links to an external site." by Jerry King

		Watch Facebook, Friendship, and the Search for Real Community, a lecture at Cornell University by cultural sociologist Felicia Wu Song (author of "Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together Links to an external site."). She examines the social and cultural effects of the Internet on community, identity and the public sphere. Start the video at 5 minutes if you want to skip the lengthy introduction.
		Facebook, Friendship, and the Search for Real Community Links to an external site.
		Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy Links to an external site. Transcript for Stefana Broadbent talk on TED site here. Links to an external site.

"Our friends become fans, and we become brands."

- Sherri Turkle, from the book Alone Together

Are Facebook Friends Real Friends? Links to an external site. by Kari Henley, Huffington Post, March 2009. Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? Links to an external site. by Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, May 2012.