Oh, I love this – it is a screenshot of this man’s 13 year old daughter’s iPhone home screen. Within easy reach are: Camera Instagram Text messaging Web browser Less accessible (i.e., tucked away within a folder) are: iTunes Pinterest Snapchat Youtube And nowhere to be seen: Facebook and… Phone! I suspect this reflects the … Continue reading Who needs a phone, anyway?
Tag: Facebook
Spotted elsewhere: The Trust Engineers
What? A podcast episode from RadioLab about how Facebook’s Protect and Care team (formerly known as the Trust Engineering team) tweak this social network’s interface to make it a more trusted and friendlier environment. Where? Retweeted by ‘New Social Media, New Social Science?’, aka NSMNSS (Twitter feed here). As per NSMNSS’s website, this organisation ‘brings … Continue reading Spotted elsewhere: The Trust Engineers
We need a new Facebook button. Or a new definition of ‘like’.
Last week, a friend lost a very close relative. She made a related post on Facebook, which quickly accumulated over 100 comments with various messages of sympathy and encouragement, and nearly 400 likes. Likes! Dicitonary.com is telling me that to like something is to 'take pleasure' in it; which, obviously, is not what the well-wishers … Continue reading We need a new Facebook button. Or a new definition of ‘like’.
Facefood
Somehow, this visual identity actually put me off eating here (not that I was very tempted in the first place). And you?
So this is how Facebook sees me
You know what they say: on Facebook, you are not the customer; you are the product. Facebook collects our identity and activity (updates, likes and shares) information. This information is processed by Facebook’s algorithms, and churns out targets for advertisers to promote their products to. Naturally, Facebook keeps their algorithms secret. Though, much has been … Continue reading So this is how Facebook sees me
Police informs woman of son’s death via Facebok
The website Mashable reported the case of a woman, Anna, who lost her son in a car accident - the twist being that police contacted Anna to let her know about the accident via Facebook. The article is available here. It is true that social media can be used very effectively in emergencies - for instance, … Continue reading Police informs woman of son’s death via Facebok
Valentine’s is a lovely day… for marketing
It is Valentine’s day. A day for showing your loved ones that you care… right? This is a date that has been heavily commercialised, and where consumers’ behaviours (including boycotting rituals) are filled with meaning. The key meaning from this date seems to be showing that you care. But how you do it varies widely. … Continue reading Valentine’s is a lovely day… for marketing
Research request: incentive to lie on Facebook
I wonder if you can help me. I am working on a piece of research about the quality of Facebook data for marketers. One of the parameters considered is whether there is an incentive for users to provide false information on Facebook - regarding who you are or what you do. I don't mean the … Continue reading Research request: incentive to lie on Facebook
(Why) Are we nicer on Facebook?
My sister in law recently asked: ‘Why are people nicer on Facebook?’. That is quite a pertinent question given that so much of what we do and say is now available on social networks. So, is it true? Are we particularly nice on Facebook and, if so, why is that the case? Here is what … Continue reading (Why) Are we nicer on Facebook?
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