Matt Kirschenbaum will offer a simple introduction to MLA Commons, the MLA's new social networking platform which launched in Boston at the start of the year. MLA Commons is open and available to all members. The MLA hopes to promote dialogue among users, allow its discussion groups to better communicate, and perhaps most importantly use the Commons as a platform for scholarly writing, with rich commenting and annotation features for work in progress. Come and find out what it's all about!