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Abstract
This study is an empirical study into the new literacy practices of five teenage Twitter users on Twitter. Qualitative methods were used to describe the most prominent ways of participating on Twitter. Results indicate that teenagers used Twitter for self-expression, communication, friendship maintenance, and information sharing. In addition, young people used a mix of both traditional and emerging literacy practices in this popular social media space.
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Notes on contributors
Benjamin Gleason is a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University. His research interests include the relationship between how young people practice literacy and develop identities in social media spaces, and how people use social media to support informal and formal learning. Follow him on Twitter at @BWGleason.
ORCID
Benjamin Gleason http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-4628