David Brooks on how recent Internet use research continues to dismantle Cass Sunstein’s original “Daily Me” thesis. Riders on the Storm
Tag Archives: research
Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine
Aardvark has published a whitepaper outlining some of the technology and much of the logic behind their social search engine. Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine
Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter
A preview of a Dan Zarrella report — I’d stop short of calling it Science, as he does, but it’s certainly research. The topic at hand: Which words, punctuation, times, etc. are best for mass appeal and viral movement (as in, more retweets) on Twitter. Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter
Is this the democratization of media or a Media Republic?
A massive new report from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University takes on some of the most important questions about change in the world of journalism — and to be more precise, change in the world of information distribution, consumption, and participation. I talked with project leader Persephone Miel during a […]
The Next Future of the Internet – Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary
Pew study (looks like a survey of influentials/”experts”) with some relevant findings: Future of Intarwebs = mobile, and will not save the world for you. The Next Future of the Internet – Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary
How we read online. – By Michael Agger – Slate Magazine
Detailed notes on what links, subheads, lists, and reasonably sized paragraphs do for the readability of your online screeds. And new stories, yes? via Rex, among others. How we read online. – By Michael Agger – Slate Magazine
APME | Online Credibility Gap
Noteworthy study, especially the comparison between what readers think of comments and what editors think of comments. APME | Online Credibility Gap
Consumption spreads faster today – The New York Times
There’s a good graph here comparing the adoption of different technologies. Useful for presentations, school-related stuff. via kottke. (sidenote: the graphic credits Nicholas Felton, of amusing Annual Report lore.) Consumption spreads faster today – The New York Times
Newspaper/Web Readers More Likely to Be ‘Influencers’ – E & P
No shit. Newspaper/Web Readers More Likely to Be ‘Influencers’ – E & P
Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship – JCMC
danah boyd and co-author published this academic paper on social networks. And not a moment too soon: This is headed straight for the lit review in my new project proposal (for ReportingOn). Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship – JCMC