Home » Posts tagged 'myspace'

  • SOCIAL TRUST – Who Trusts?

    SOCIAL TRUST – Who Trusts?

    What does it mean to trust somebody? People throw the word trust around without really looking at what it means and where it comes from. Similar to Social Science, Social Media is much about social trust and one’s ability to evaluate human interaction and behavior. Before diving into social trust, lets look at definitions of Trust vs. Social Trust. Trust is an individual’s placement of confidence in another to fulfill their promises or to be consistent in their policies, in [...]

    Continue reading »

  • Myspace Tom Was A WarGames Hacker

    Myspace Tom Was A WarGames Hacker

    Tom Anderson is the President of MySpace. As of September 3, 2008, Tom has over 243 million friends because he’s all users first friend when they start an account on MySpace. Michael Arrington at Tech Crunch calls Anderson a real life “WarGames hacker.”

    Continue reading »

  • Internet People Fame Survey

    Internet People Fame Survey

    For the first Pop17 show I went to Washington Square Park to ask people if they knew about some people on the Internet. I took the survey at random making sure to include a variation of ages. Everyone knew what a celebrity is, but only a few were knowledgeable about this fairly popular phenomenon, online. It’s surprising how many people I surveyed knew little to nothing about anyone famous online. The Internet enhances our communication which encourages a newfound self-awareness [...]

    Continue reading »

  •