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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
boyd, danah (danah michele), 1977–
It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens / danah boyd. pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-300-16631-6 (clothbound : alk. paper)
1. Internet and teenagers. 2. Online social networks.
Teenagers—Social life and customs—21st century.
Information technology—Social aspects. I. Title. HQ799.2.I5B68 2014
004.67'80835—dc23
2013031950
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For Peter Lyman (1940–2007), who took a chance on me and helped me find solid ground
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