I’m proudly announcing a brand new Psychology Community on Mixx.com for anyone interested in the study of the brain, body, or behavior. This new community feature launched today and is touted by Mixx as “…an easier way to focus on the topics and issues that you’re most passionate about, whether that’s wildlife activism, social media, green news, political reform or the NY Giants.”
Twelve days ago, a second-generation alumnus of my university, the College of William & Mary, created a Facebook Page for his alma mater. In less than two and a half weeks, membership exceeded 1,700, roughly 30% of the current student body. Without any advertising or self-promotion whatsoever, this anonymous individual instantaneously had an audience almost certainly greater than that of the Flat Hat or Virginia Informer, two of the largest campus newspapers.
There are countless social networking sites on the web today, but only a few make the front page. Everyone has heard of Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Plurk, Digg, and Pownce, but what is it exactly that makes these sites so well known? Guest contributor Evan Doyle outlines four elements every social networking site should have.
