Poke 1.0 - a Facebook social research symposium

A half-day social research symposium organised by the London Knowledge Lab, University of London, UK - Thursday 15th November 2007

This social research symposium will allow academics who are researching the ‘Facebook' social networking site to meet and exchange ideas. Researchers are welcome from the fields of sociology, media, communications & cultural studies, information science, education, politics, geography, psychology and any other sphere of ‘internet research'.  PhD and post-doctoral researchers are especially welcome, as are researchers considering Facebook as a potential area of research.

It is intended that there will be five or six research papers presented as well as plenty of time for discussion and face-to-face networking. Topics for discussion will include:

• Empirical studies of Facebook users and Facebook uses;
• Issues of ethics and access when researching Facebook;
• Other methodological issues when researching Facebook;
• The use of Facebook as a social research tool;
• The future of Facebook research - emerging trends and practices.

The symposium will be free of charge but spaces will be limited and allowed on an RSVP first-come-first-served basis.  If you wish to attend then email Neil Selwyn ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to reserve a place by Friday 31st August 2007.

If you wish to present a research paper then email an outline abstract of 500 words to Neil Selwyn ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by Tuesday 31st July 2007. Accepted presenters will be informed by Friday August 31st 2007.

The symposium will take place between 13.00pm to 17.30 pm on Thursday 15th November 2007 in the London Knowledge Lab (located in the Bloomsbury/ Holburn area of central London).