Week 3 S09

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Week 3

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[edit] Video

Trendspotting: Social Networking by Demetri Martin, (featuring Siva Vaidhyanathan)

[edit] Week 3

[edit] Noticed/News

  • Networking site cashes in on friends - Telegraph via http://delicious.com/tracyboyer
    • (Facebook) will soon allow multinational companies to selectively target its members in order to research the appeal of new products. Companies will be able to pose questions to specially selected members based on such intimate details as whether they are single or married and even whether they are gay or straight.
  • Facebook ID theft targets 'friends' via http://delicious.com/tarheelcoxn
    • Bryan Rutberg's daughter was among the first to notice something odd about her dad's Facebook page. At about 8 p.m. on Jan. 21, she ran into his bedroom and asked why he'd changed his status to: “BRYAN IS IN URGENT NEED OF HELP!!!" Rutberg initially thought little of it, and lay down for an after-dinner nap. But an hour later, when his wife woke him to ask what was wrong, he took a second look and realized his Facebook account had been hacked. Within minutes, his cell phone was ringing non-stop, with concerned friends calling to offer help. Many had received an e-mail with the story that Rutberg had been robbed at gunpoint while traveling in the United Kingdom, and needed money to get home. One even sent $1,200 to a Western Union branch in London.
  • On Networking Sites, Learning How Not to Share via http://delicious.com/krherzog
    • On Facebook, the default is a private profile — users decide how far to open the door. You can choose to limit admittance to friends or allow in members of your “networks,” which may include people who went to the same school, work at the same company or even live in the same city or country. To make adjustments, go to the “Settings” tab, select “Privacy Settings,” and work your way through the options there.

[edit] Approaches to Studying Online Social Networks

[edit] Questions

  • Mazer's racial/ethnic distribution - possible explanations.
  • Facebook as a tool to strengthen relationships with professors - does this work across disciplines? Pros and cons?
    • RQ: What is the nature of the student/professor relationship in Facebook? What are the long term implications. Similar between high school and college?
      • Differing consequences of disclosure between high school and college.
      • Does the power-holder have a responsibility to turn down friendship/help student preserve privacy?
      • What are the ethics of both gazing and sharing in Facebook?
  • What are some good rules/guidelines for student/professor Facebook relationships?
    • Is the student/teacher relationship changing overall? Is it more important to share personal information?
  • CMC in the classroom - benefits of online interaction?


  • 80% of MSU students think a stranger would view their profile. Same in today's climate? What costs? Privacy changes (multiple questions)
  • 66%/54% Female response, gender differences in use.
  • Too many hypotheses? Too much going on?
  • The serendipity algorithm - increasing social capital returns on a larger network?


  • Will young people be able to "capitalize" their relationships - i.e. are we going to be paid off for using Facebook in the future?


[edit] Lecture

See Lecture 3 Slides

[edit] Quick Links