danah boyd has been in my feedreader list for awhile now…she has a great understanding of the social networking space, and also seems like a very nice and together person. She’s recently written a set of very strong posts:

• Overprotective parenting and bullying: Who is to blame for the suicide of Megan Meier?
• Facebook’s “opt-out” precedent
• MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning (it’s live!)

If you’re interested in the social networking research space, youth and the digital society, digital media, etc., you could do MUCH worse than subscribing to her blog.