Internet and social media technologies for humans
Every once in a while, I feel a bit aimless, and as we transition into June, I’m beginning to think this is one of these times. Without the structure of daily classes, things start slowing down a little bit and what I’d call ‘productive’ right now is hardly what I would have called productive in the middle of November.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the foundation of a good friendship isn’t necessarily similarities, shared likes and dislikes, or other commonalities. Rather, this paper, published by researchers at the University of Leipzig, suggests that mere chance alone can be more than enough to establish a solid friendship.
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Real-time competitiveness makes Plurk sticky
by Andy DeSoto on July 25, 2008
I think I’ve figured out what helps make social network Plurk so sticky, why it continues to draw users back increasingly more often for longer periods of time: the Plurk timeline not only shows the conversations that you’re engaged in, but those that your friends and followers are keeping up with, too. Let me be a [...]
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