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  Detroit Developer Spurs Tangible 'SimCity' Land Rush

  JP 12:51 am on March 8, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Detroit (3), developer, Jerry Paffendorf, land rush, Michigan (3), nbsp (1,002), Networking, plot owners, Read (820), SIM, sim community

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  Despite the pervasiveness of social networking, some observers still decry sites like Facebook and Twitter as promoting impersonal and intangible relationships. One entrepreneur in Michigan, though, is aiming to add a physical aspect to social networking by implementing a micro-land grab in Detroit.

  According to NPR, Detroit real estate developer Jerry Paffendorf recently purchased a vacant lot for $500 at a property auction, and then divided the land into 10,000 purchasable square-inch plots. The plots, which each cost $1, have all been sold to a total of almost 600 mini-landowners, or “inchvestors.” Of his plan to introduce a virtual yet palpable online “Sim” community to a struggling Detroit, Paffendorf said he wants to “build this wild social network of people that’s literally built out of the dirt and the ground.” As befits a real estate sale, plot owners can do what they will with their square-inch estates. (One has considered installing a mailbox.)

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  Detroit Developer Spurs Tangible ‘SimCity’ Land Rush originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Journalists Emerge From Farmhouse, Talk About Life With Only Facebook

  JP 12:50 am on March 5, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Canada (6), farmhouse, french journalists, hand sources, janic, nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820)

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  Those French journalists who locked themselves in a farmhouse, with only Facebook and Twitter as links to the outside world, have emerged from their self-imposed exile. What did they learn from their social networking experiment?

  Janic Tremblay, a reporter with Radio Canada, talked with NPR about the experience. “You are – if I may say – who you follow,” Tremblay told NPR. In other words, it’s best to follow credible Twitter accounts if you hope to stay up-to-date on current events. Most of the time, tweets from these verified accounts are retweeted, which means first-hand sources aren’t as diverse as one might think.

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  Journalists Emerge From Farmhouse, Talk About Life With Only Facebook originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Study Claims Your Facebook Profile Shows the True You

  JP 12:50 am on March 5, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: facebook (160), german psychologist (2), meaningful relationship (2), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), U.S. (64), undergraduate research assistants (2)

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  When you’re trolling Facebook, how much of what you read do you actually believe? It’s an important question, particularly if you’re looking to develop a meaningful relationship beyond the realm of social networking.

  According to Wired, a new study claims that college-age people tend to tell the truth rather than lie on their social networking profiles. German psychologist Mitja Back, along with nine U.S. and ten German undergraduate research assistants, studied 133 U.S. and 103 German Facebook members by giving the subjects personality tests. The subjects were asked to describe their actual personalities, and then their idealized personalities. The research assistants then viewed the subjects’ online profiles and rated their characteristics.

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  Study Claims Your Facebook Profile Shows the True You originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Study Claims Your Facebook Profile Shows the True You

  JP 12:51 am on March 4, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: facebook (160), german psychologist (2), meaningful relationship (2), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), U.S. (64), undergraduate research assistants (2)

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  When you’re trolling Facebook, how much of what you read do you actually believe? It’s an important question, particularly if you’re looking to develop a meaningful relationship beyond the realm of social networking.

  According to Wired, a new study claims that college-age people tend to tell the truth rather than lie on their social networking profiles. German psychologist Mitja Back, along with nine U.S. and ten German undergraduate research assistants, studied 133 U.S. and 103 German Facebook members by giving the subjects personality tests. The subjects were asked to describe their actual personalities, and then their idealized personalities. The research assistants then viewed the subjects’ online profiles and rated their characteristics.

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  Study Claims Your Facebook Profile Shows the True You originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  How Social Networking Helped Bag Saddam Hussein

  JP 12:51 am on February 26, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: interpersonal networks, Iraq (4), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), Saddam Hussein, Saddam HusseinHow, Social (12), social networking sites (36), western models

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  We’ll bypass both the criticisms and the flag waving for now, and establish one simple fact about the Iraq war: we found and captured Saddam Hussein. It’s a success that is often lost in the sea of critiques (deserved and otherwise) and overshadowed by our failure to do the same with Osama Bin Laden. What makes this success particularly interesting, however, is how the military utilized what were, at the time, relatively new ideas regarding the ways in which people form interpersonal networks — now the linchpin of modern social networking sites.

  Traditional, Western models of military and government power are understood to be strictly hierarchical, top-to-down commands. But Iraqi society does not have the same fundamental structure; on the contrary, it relies heavily on tribal ties.

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  How Social Networking Helped Bag Saddam Hussein originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  'PinPointsX' iPhone App Puts Nearest Booty Call on a Handy Map

  JP 12:51 am on February 24, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: booty call, Handy Map, iPhone (14), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), sensual resources, social networking site (36)

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  Everybody knows that technology, particularly social networking, has done nothing more than make hooking-up easier than ever (not that we’d know from personal experience). Still, it usually involved some work. But a new iPhone application does all the heavy-lifting for you by pinpointing your nearest booty call on a map.

  According to CNET News, the app ‘PinPointsX’ places the location of users who sign up for the adult social networking site on a “Passion Map.” Yes, that’s really what it’s called. You can filter, prioritize and schedule “meetings” with these different “sensual resources,” one of which could possible lead to your ultimate sexual fantasy (or maybe an STD or two). After watching the demo video, we can say that ‘PinPointsX’ is one of the least subtle services we’ve ever seen. It’s like having your own adult personal ads in your pocket and at your fingertips. If you sign up for the service, you’re making no bones about what you’re looking to get.

  Look, we’re not trying to sound high-and-mighty. If you want to use social networks to hook-up, that’s fine. But at least don’t be so lazy (and skeezy) that you use an app that puts potential sexual encounters on a map. Send a text message or Facebook message. Try to be at least somewhat subtle, and enjoy the art of flirting. The payoff will be much better. Once again, not that we’d know or anything… [From: CNET News]

  ‘PinPointsX’ iPhone App Puts Nearest Booty Call on a Handy Map originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  PleaseRobMe.com Reveals When You're Not at Home

  JP 12:51 am on February 22, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Hawaii (3), insurance firm (3), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), Rob (2), social networking (32), summer insurance (2), Web (43)

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  Last summer, insurance firm Legal and General warned social networkers about the threat of criminals who actively monitor sites for updates about unattended homes. Even after thieves burgled the house of a Twitter and Facebook member who had posted “Gone to Hawaii for a week!” on the sites, people still aren’t recognizing the dangers of frivolously posting location-specific information.

  A new Web site could help to eliminate that nonchalance and naivety, though, with nothing more than its name. Please Rob Me locates tweets, status updates, and other social networking posts about being away from home, and consolidates them into one handy and easily locatable list. According to Mashable, the creators said their somewhat terrifying site isn’t designed to be used by burglars or squatters, but is instead meant to serve as a “slap across the face” for people who publicly broadcast their activities.

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  PleaseRobMe.com Reveals When You’re Not at Home originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  PleaseRobMe.com Reveals When You're Not at Home

  JP 12:51 am on February 21, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Hawaii (3), insurance firm (3), nbsp (1,002), Networking, Read (820), Rob (2), social networking (32), summer insurance (2), Web (43)

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  Last summer, insurance firm Legal and General warned social networkers about the threat of criminals who actively monitor sites for updates about unattended homes. Even after thieves burgled the house of a Twitter and Facebook member who had posted “Gone to Hawaii for a week!” on the sites, people still aren’t recognizing the dangers of frivolously posting location-specific information.

  A new Web site could help to eliminate that nonchalance and naivety, though, with nothing more than its name. Please Rob Me locates tweets, status updates, and other social networking posts about being away from home, and consolidates them into one handy and easily locatable list. According to Mashable, the creators said their somewhat terrifying site isn’t designed to be used by burglars or squatters, but is instead meant to serve as a “slap across the face” for people who publicly broadcast their activities.

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  PleaseRobMe.com Reveals When You’re Not at Home originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom.

  JP 12:50 am on February 20, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: female gamers (2), mafia wars (3), nbsp (1,002), Networking, networking games (2), Read (820), Social (12), U.K. (23), U.S. (64)

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  Who do you think is most likely to send new livestock or crops your way on Farmville? According to GigaOM, your friend’s mom (or even your own) is the typical social gamer. A recent survey of the U.S. and U.K. by Info Solutions Group (ISG) showed that the average person who plays games like Farmville, Bejeweled or Mafia Wars is a 43-year-old woman. In the U.S., 55-percent of people who play these games are women, and the average age is 48-years-old. On top of that, 38-percent of these female gamers say they play several times each day. In other words, moms are taking over the basement gaming lairs of their nerdy kids.

  This shouldn’t be much of a surprise when you consider the number of women who have flocked to Facebook. Besides that, these social networking games appeal to an older crowd because they don’t require huge chunks of time and have no complicated equipment to worry about, either.

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  Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom. originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom.

  JP 12:51 am on February 19, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: female gamers (2), mafia wars (3), nbsp (1,002), Networking, networking games (2), Read (820), Social (12), U.K. (23), U.S. (64)

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  Who do you think is most likely to send new livestock or crops your way on Farmville? According to GigaOM, your friend’s mom (or even your own) is the typical social gamer. A recent survey of the U.S. and U.K. by Info Solutions Group (ISG) showed that the average person who plays games like Farmville, Bejeweled or Mafia Wars is a 43-year-old woman. In the U.S., 55-percent of people who play these games are women, and the average age is 48-years-old. On top of that, 38-percent of these female gamers say they play several times each day. In other words, moms are taking over the basement gaming lairs of their nerdy kids.

  This shouldn’t be much of a surprise when you consider the number of women who have flocked to Facebook. Besides that, these social networking games appeal to an older crowd because they don’t require huge chunks of time and have no complicated equipment to worry about, either.

  Continue reading Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom.

  Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom. originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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