Jane Wellens, Clare Madge from University of Leicester and their research on Facebook as "social glue" for first years. - https://swww2.le.ac.uk/departm...
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008. Focuses on Social Networks, Chapter 2 by Nicole Ellison, MSU. - http://connect.educause.edu/Library...