Sponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this volume celebrates the section's thirtieth anniversary. It looks at the history of the section, reviews some of its most important themes, and sets the agenda for future discussion.

Intro -- Editorial Board -- Contents -- Foreword to CITAMS@30 -- References -- Editor Biographies -- Editors -- Associate Editor -- Author Biographies -- Introduction To Volume 17: Networks, Hacking, and Media - Citams@30: Now and Then and Tomorrow -- PART I: FIELD ANALYSIS: CITAMS PAST CHAIRS -- Chapter 1: : Learning From the Past, Plotting a Course for the Future -- Introduction -- Intellectual Growth and the Organizational Position of CITAMS -- Partial Assessments of the Impact of the CITASA to CITAMS Name Change -- CITAMS Administration: Sections as Organizations -- Improving Organizational Record Keeping -- Growing the CITAMS Membership -- Planning for the Section's Financial Future -- Strategic Planning: Creating Continuity across the Years -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Section Membership and Participation in the American Sociological Review Publication Process -- Introduction -- Building the Digital Archive -- Section Participation in the ASR -- Section Membership and ASR Participation -- Reasons for Differences in Participation -- Age and ASR Participation -- Gender and ASR Participation -- ASR Participation and Section Membership Controlling for Age and Gender -- Multiple Section Memberships and Opportunities for Innovation -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Information Technology Transforms the Methods of Sociological Research: Past and Future -- Introduction -- The History of this Section -- The Intersection of History and Biography -- A Comparison of Broad Overviews from Each Era -- 30 Years Ago -- Today -- The Internet: Digital Life -- Connectivity and Communication -- Data Archives and Repositories -- Online Life -- Big Data: Drinking from the Fire Hose -- Traditional Data Collection Methods Adapted for the Internet -- Data Archives and Repositories. Data and Metadata from Communication on the Internet -- Data Generated as Part of Online Life -- Ai: From "can Computers Help?" to "will there Still Be a Role for Researchers?" -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: FIELD ANALYSIS: RELATIONSHIPS AND NETWORKS -- Chapter 4: In Sync, but Apart: Temporal Symmetry, Social Synchronicity, and Digital Connectedness -- Introduction -- Temporal Symmetry and Social Synchronicity -- Simultaneity and Digitality -- Opportunities and Hazards, Digital and Otherwise -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Romantic Dissolution and Facebook Life: a Typology of Coping Strategies for Breakups -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Coping Strategies for Romantic Dissolution -- Methods -- Sample -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Erasing and Avoiding Digital Traces -- Regulating Facebook Communication -- Emotional Expression -- Support Seeking -- Information Seeking -- Information Avoidance -- Preventative Measures -- Discussion -- Conclusion, Limitations, and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 6: Long Ties as Equalizers -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Methods -- Results -- Discussions, Limitations, and Future Research -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 7: Black-Hat Hackers' Crisis Information Processing in the Darknet: a Case Study of Cyber Underground Market Shutdowns -- Introduction -- Background -- Crisis Information Processing in Darknet Communities -- Data: Case Study -- Registration and Rules -- Social Structure -- Anonymity and Operational Security (OpSec) -- Market Information -- Pseudonymity -- The Crisis Contexts: Cryptomarket Shutdowns -- Methods -- Analysis Plans -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: I Click, Therefore i am: Predicting Clicktivist-Like Actions on Candidates' Facebook Posts During the 2016 US Primary Election. Introduction -- Background -- Facebook in a Hybrid Media System -- The Many Ways to Analyze Political Facebook Content -- Data Collection -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- AFTERWORD: Reflections on my Path to Citasa/Citams and the Future of our Section -- My Path -- Our Sociological Presence -- Selling off our Young -- Seeing the Light -- The Future of Citams -- INDEX.