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Recommended Citation: Snyder, J, D Carpenter, and G J Slauson. MySpace.com – A Social Networking Site and Social Contract Theory. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §3333. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 5(2). ISSN: 1545-679X.)

Recipient of Meritorious Paper Award

MySpace.com – A Social Networking Site and Social Contract Theory

Refereed

9 pages

Johnny Snyder    [a1] [a2]
Department of Business, Computer Information Systems
Mesa State College    [u1] [u2]
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

Donald Carpenter    [a1] [a2]
Information Systems
Mesa State College    [u1] [u2]
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

Gayla Jo Slauson    [a1] [a2]
Department of Business, Computer Information Systems
Mesa State College    [u1] [u2]
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

The Internet is the world’s largest social network. Within this framework lie many sub-networks that cater to individual interests or online desires. Each of these sub-networks has in place “rules of engagement” usually formalized in documents such as user agreements, terms of use or privacy statements. These rules define who can use the site, how the site is to be used and consequences for abuses to the rules. This research will explore the rules governing MySpace.com and how the site is currently being used and/or abused. As a framework, social contract theory will be used to identify organizational structures and to evaluate the “advance” of MySpace.com beyond the State of Nature.

Keywords: social networking site, social contract theory, MySpace.com, cyberdissident

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