Class discussion section (led by @danhooker and @shannonozirny) for LIBR 559B: New Media for Children and Young Adults, at the School for Library, Archival and Information Studies at UBC. Pictures taken hastily and at will from Google. If they're yours (and you're mad), let me know and I'll take them down.

1. LIBR 559B: New Media for Children and Young Adults Texts, Tags and Tweets

2. Discussion by: Dan Hooker (LOL) Shannon Ozirny (OMG) feat. Kay Weisman (ROFL)

3. POP QUIZ!

4. Question 1:TXT SPK 4 n00bz LOL Laughing out loud

5. TXT SPK 4 n00bz ALOL Actually laughing out loud

6. TXT SPK 4 n00bz FML F*%@ my life

7. TXT SPK 4 n00bz 143 I love you

8. TXT SPK 4 n00bz 1432 I love you, too

9. TXT SPK 4 n00bz F2F Face to face

10. TXT SPK 4 n00bz ASL Age, sex, location

11. Why do young people do this?

12. ROFLMAO ROFL + LMAO This language has commonalities, codes and etiquette.

13. Question 2: Who’s been on Twitter longer? MSNBC Ashton Kutcher Larry King Bill Gates Steve Jobs March 29th, 2007 January 15th, 2009 April 6th, 2009 January 19th, 2010 Not on Twitter

14. Question 2: Twitter MSNBC Ashton Kutcher Larry King Bill Gates Steve Jobs March 29th, 2007 January 15th, 2009 April 6th, 2009 January 19th, 2010 Not on Twitter

15. What makes Twitter so appealing?

16. Is any of that specific to young people?

17. Question 3:Twitter How many followers does the cast of The Hills have?

18. Question 3:Twitter How many followers does the cast of The Hills have? 3,671,558 @danhooker has 302!

19. Question 4:Tagging Why do you tag people on facebook? Because they look good Because they look bad Because you feel you should To alert others about something To keep track of people To organize your photos

20. Question 4:Tagging Why do you tag people on facebook? YES YES YES YES YES NO? Because they look good Because they look bad Because you feel you should To alert others about something To keep track of people To organize your photos

21. OMG “lol Merry Christmas!!!”

22. OMG Jabba the Hut Ursula (little mermaid) “lol Merry Christmas!!!”

23. Is tagging an expression of opinion? An organization system? Both? Why can’t we find anything on teens and tagging?

24. Last Question:Permanence and Safety Where is it worst to get called a, well, “nasty name”? ____ On your Facebook wall ____ Twitter ____ To your face at school ____ Behind your back at school ____ via Text Message

25. Last Question:Permanence and Safety Where is it worst to get called a, well, “nasty name”? ____ On your Facebook wall ____ Twitter ____ To your face at school ____ Behind your back at school ____ via Text Message _4_ _5_ _1_ _2_ _3_

26. Last Question:Permanence and Safety Where is it worst to get called a, well, “nasty name”? ____ On your Facebook wall ____ Twitter ____ To your face at school ____ Behind your back at school ____ via Text Message _4_ _5_ _1_ _2_ _3_

27. Things said online tend to stick around How does this interrupt the linearity of “growing up”? Can you still “turn the other cheek”?

28. L8R G8Rz