ABSTRACT
Online social networking is defi ned by the concept of community; while at the same time social networking is redefi ning what community means. The social networking sites, Facebook and MySpace have been credited with changing the way social connections are made. However, the inaccessibility of these sites prevents access by many people who want to participate. The post by the JAWS user at the beginning of this chapter continues by saying that Facebook is the world’s leading social networking site and he wants to participate. Facebook has evolved from a way for Harvard University students to socialize amongst themselves, to a popular cultural phenomenon, to a human rights issue.
