Social Web: Wide-angle views

The Economist looks at social networking's staying power as a Web-user phenomenon and an international business story. US News & World Report has the very in-depth "Decoding MySpace," which almost seems like the magazine (and Web) version of our new book, MySpace Unraveled. But don't miss the very important view of a high school student in the Boise (Idaho) Weekly. Student Molly Kumar touches on the "social turmoil" that MySpace use can cause (e.g., when one's kicked off somebody's "Top Eight" friends list) and tells of a program at Boise State University called "Space or Face? Using Online Communities Safely," featuring "a lively student panel discussing the stress and blessings MySpace creates for its participants."