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February 16, 2013
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thenewinquiry: “A computer is not really like us,” wrote Ellen Ullman, a decade before the age of social media. “It is a projection of a very small part of ourselves; that portion devoted to logic, order, rule and clarity.” These are not the values associated with a fulfilling friendship. But what if a social network operated according to a logic as different from computer logic as an underground punk club is from a computer lab? Once upon a time this social network did exist, and it was called Makeoutclub.com. -Adrian Chen,”Don’t Be A Stranger”

thenewinquiry:

“A computer is not really like us,” wrote Ellen Ullman, a decade before the age of social media. “It is a projection of a very small part of ourselves; that portion devoted to logic, order, rule and clarity.” These are not the values associated with a fulfilling friendship.

But what if a social network operated according to a logic as different from computer logic as an underground punk club is from a computer lab? Once upon a time this social network did exist, and it was called Makeoutclub.com.

-Adrian Chen,”Don’t Be A Stranger”

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August 09, 2012
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What is the future of virtual sexuality?

Could it be possible that one day couples separated by distance could connect physically? With active contact lenses and linked dreams, scientists are working on making virtual sex a reality.

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June 20, 2012
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pewinternet: Do We Really Behave Badly on Social Media? Via Rypple We recently studied the tone of life on social networking sites and found that 85% of social-network-using adults say their experience on the sites is that people are mostly kind. That compares with 69% of social-network-using teens who say their experience is that peers are mostly kind to each other in social network spaces. We also found: 68% of SNS users (adults) said they had an experience that made them feel good about themselves. 61% had experiences that made them feel closer to another person. (Many said they had both experiences.) 39% of SNS-using adults say they frequently see acts of generosity by other SNS users and another 36% say they sometimes see others behaving generously and helpfully. By comparison, 18% of SNS-using adults say they see helpful behavior “only once in a while” and 5% say they never see generosity exhibited by others on social networking sites. And 15% of adult SNS users said they had an experience on the site that ended their friendship with someone. 12% of adult SNS users had an experience that resulted in a face-to-face argument or confrontation with someone. 11% of adult SNS users had an experience on the site that caused a problem with their family. 3% of SNS-using adults said they had gotten into a physical fight with someone based on an experience they had on the site.  3% of adult SNS users said their use of the site had gotten them in trouble at work because of something that happened on the site. For more on the social networking climate of adults and teens, see http://pewrsr.ch/zRQVuI and http://pewrsr.ch/rUmUXH What do you all think of this?

pewinternet:

Do We Really Behave Badly on Social Media?

Via Rypple

We recently studied the tone of life on social networking sites and found that 85% of social-network-using adults say their experience on the sites is that people are mostly kind. That compares with 69% of social-network-using teens who say their experience is that peers are mostly kind to each other in social network spaces.

We also found:

  • 68% of SNS users (adults) said they had an experience that made them feel good about themselves.
  • 61% had experiences that made them feel closer to another person. (Many said they had both experiences.)
  • 39% of SNS-using adults say they frequently see acts of generosity by other SNS users and another 36% say they sometimes see others behaving generously and helpfully. By comparison, 18% of SNS-using adults say they see helpful behavior “only once in a while” and 5% say they never see generosity exhibited by others on social networking sites.

And

  • 15% of adult SNS users said they had an experience on the site that ended their friendship with someone.
  • 12% of adult SNS users had an experience that resulted in a face-to-face argument or confrontation with someone.
  • 11% of adult SNS users had an experience on the site that caused a problem with their family.
  • 3% of SNS-using adults said they had gotten into a physical fight with someone based on an experience they had on the site. 
  • 3% of adult SNS users said their use of the site had gotten them in trouble at work because of something that happened on the site.

For more on the social networking climate of adults and teens, see http://pewrsr.ch/zRQVuI and http://pewrsr.ch/rUmUXH

What do you all think of this?

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