DIMINISHED THOUGHT

It seems that lately I may be required reading for a graduate level course (LIS 590 CMC: Computer-Mediated Communication) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The past year I have been writing on a collaboratively written blog for my computer-mediated communication and new technology courses at Purdue. However, my final paper last spring did not include a byline attributing authorship so people assumed that my professor, Sorin Matei, had written it. As a result if you scroll through the syllabus you’ll find my paper, SIDE Theory, Small World Networks, and Smart Mob Formation: A Beginners Guide assigned for the week of September 21st as what appears to be required reading. I’ve since added a byline to my original paper and Sorin plans to notify the instructor as to the authorship. Honestly, I don’t have near the intellectual pedigree that Sorin does. Still I have to admit that I’m flattered that I’ve found myself in such good company as Rich Ling, Joe Walther, and Sherry Turkle…I wonder how long before they fix it.