Nikola Jovanovic was a senior in high school in 1999 when his prom was canceled. The reason: NATO planes bombed his hometown of Pec in Kosovo. Shortly afterward Jovanovic fled to Belgrade, where he now works for an Austrian bank, and he recently caught up with old classmates on Facebook. For many refugees who, like Jovanovic, resettled in relatively wealthy circumstances, social-networking sites have been a boon for finding lost friends and family members.

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Refugee Groups Use Social-Networking Technology