A review by bluestarfish
It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by Danah Boyd

5.0

It was great to hear what the teens interviewed had to say about their experiences of social media and its use in their contexts as well as hearing about some of the more overarching context. I've read some of danah boyd's other academic papers and thoughts over the years and appreciated the insight her research has to offer to the discussion of youth and media so it was exciting to have a whole book to read. It's not a technical academic paper (but it is based on them) and has got interesting footnotes and great illustrative examples. Great book. (And you can download a free pdf of the book from danah boyd's website - which also has an amazing Ani DiFranco lyrics site:)