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Friend Me!

600 Years of Social Networking in America

by Francesca Davis DiPiazza
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Anyone who texts recognizes "LOL," "2G2BT," and "PRW" as shorthand for "laughing out loud," "too good to be true," and "parents are watching." But did you know that in the 1800s—when your great-great-great-grandparents were alive—telegraph operators used similar abbreviations in telegrams? For example, "GM," "SFD," and "GA" meant "good morning," "stop for dinner," and "go ahead." At the time, telegrams were a new and superfast way for people to network with others. Social networking isn't a new idea. People have been connecting in different versions of circles and lists and groups for centuries. The broad range of social media includes wampum belts, printed broadsides (early newspapers), ring shouts (secret slave gatherings with singing and dancing), calling cards, telegrams, and telephones. The invention of the Internet—and e-mail, text messaging, and social utilities such as Facebook and Google+—is just the latest way in which humans network for fun, work, romance, spiritual bonding, and many other reasons. Friend Me! takes readers through the amazing history of social networking in the United States, from early Native American councils to California's Allen Telescope Array (ATA), where researchers are hoping to interact with extraterrestrial beings. Learn how Americans have been connecting in imaginative ways throughout history, and you'll see social networking in a whole new light.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2012

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    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781512452921

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      • ISBN: 9780761388500
      • File size: 18221 KB
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1040
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2012

      Gr 6 Up-Arranged chronologically, this volume begins with the Iroquois and describes how Indians appointed knowledge keepers to learn and pass on stories of the tribe, and how they used wampum as a social-networking tool. For the Puritans, the Bible was the guide to activities that brought people together. Following chapters offer accounts of famous Americans, including Ben Franklin, and their role in the efforts of society to develop connectivity among people through newspapers, coffeehouses, the telegraph, mail-order catalogs, neighborhood activities, and so on. Unfamiliar words are defined in context, and numerous captioned black-and-white photos and sidebars add additional appeal to this fascinating topic. Comprehensive source notes provide support for those using the book strictly for research.-Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE

      Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
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  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1040
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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