In Defense of Lurking.

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  • Author(s): HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA
  • Source:
    New York Times Magazine. 11/25/2007, Vol. 157 Issue 54139, p26-28. 2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ONLINE social networks; INTERNET; HIRSCHORN, Michael; ATLANTIC, The (Periodical); SIEGEL, Lee
    • Abstract:
      The author of the article states that he often "lurks" or stays in Internet message websites without "speaking," regardless of complaints about this. He understands that as writer Michael Hirschorn said in "The Atlantic" magazine, you have to give information to get information. The author points to examples of lurkers such as writer Lee Siegel of "The New Republic," who went online anonymously to write good reviews about himself. INSET: Points of Entry.