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It's been forty years since Baltimore's zoning code saw a major overhaul. What's new? We ask city planning director Tom Stosur.

Anonymity on the Internet can lead to more honest conversation. It can also protect so-called "trolls" who publish misinformation and offensive material. Lately, vigilantes have unmasked some high profile Internet trolls. We ask our social media analysts Nathan Jurgenson and P.J. Rey if some of the unmaskings have gone too far.

Well, it’s not quite the oratory of, say, Daniel Webster or Henry Clay. But it’s how Congress communicates these days.

Here to talk about the 2012 election and all things social media is our monthly guest Nathan Jurgenson, a sociology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland. His co-guru P.J. Rey will be back next month.

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How can the social culture of 2011 technology be put to use for students?

In riot or revolution, the Tweets must flow, says the network's co-founder Biz Stone. “Our goal is to instantly connect people everywhere to what is most meaningful to them. For this to happen, freedom of expression is essential. Some tweets may facilitate positive change in a repressed country, some make us laugh, some make us think, some downright anger a vast majority of users.