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Facebook Boomer

camcarlson wrote 2 days ago: According to the graph below, I’m a fifty-year-old boomer! Which makes sense, as I subscribe t … more →

Tags: facebook

How Big is a Community?

passionateobserver wrote 3 weeks ago: We live in a society obsessed with size. “There are more people on Facebook than there are peo … more →

Tags: Community, Size, problems of scale, virtue of small

Collaborative Structures for Open Innovation, part 2

fivewhys wrote 1 month ago: When is a collaboration a good collaboration? And what makes some teams work better together than ot … more →

Tags: Tools, discussion, Social Network Analysis, Open Innovation, network effects, Stigmergy

The maximum number of social networks that the human brain can handle

Leo wrote 1 month ago: From the NY Times, Randall Stross writes about smaller social networks with specific limitations des … more →

Tags: Articles, NY Times, randall stross, Social Networks, path, FamilyLeaf, pair, Robin Dunbar

Study: The Bigger Your Brain, the More Friendships You Can Manage

rabbichaplain wrote 2 months ago: This piece comes from the world of how our brains function.  In this instance, the study looks at br … more →

Tags: psychology, Psychology, brain studies

I Need To Call Dunbar - What's His Number?

Keith wrote 2 months ago: How many people do have in your Rolodex? Actually, do you even have a Rolodex or is the contact list … more →

Tags: Thinking Aloud, Digital Media, Marketing, facebook, twitter, Marketing And Advertising, LinkedIn, Social Networks, social media marketing

You can always count on your friends

Project Appreciation wrote 4 months ago: How many friends do you have? Was your first instinct to check Facebook? Or look up how many people … more →

Tags: Local, Friends, facebook, twitter, Barbara Bush

Why you will only have 150 meaningful friends

Laurent Mauvais wrote 4 months ago: Forget about having  a meaningful relationship with 200+ “friends”. In his article … more →

Tags: Society, Social, iPhone, facebook, twitter, social network, Indiana University, Social network service, path.com

The Math of Work Space - All Nature is based on math - so why not us?1 comment

robpatrob wrote 8 months ago: I ended my old life as SVP HR at CIBC – one of Canada’s largest banks. The organization … more →

Tags: HR, Workplace, Work Space, Magic Numbers

Do you stick with ideas that don't make sense?

marshallstanton wrote 9 months ago: Do you stick with ideas that don’t make sense? || “Three Self-Delusions That Influence Y … more →

Tags: Philosophy and introspection, Science and Health, Books and Literature, Delusion, Hindsight bias, Psychology, social sciences

Why is Facebook So Popular?

healthymemory wrote 10 months ago: I am definitely confused. No only is there an enormous number of individual users, but companies, so … more →

Tags: transactive memory, Robin Dunbar, facebook, Sherry Turkle

Marketing to Women: One Influential Woman Has A Circle of 170 Friends2 comments

Jamie Dunham wrote 12 months ago: I have always been interested in the size of a women’s circle of friends because that’s … more →

Tags: Brand Trust/Loyalty, Segments, Social Media, facebook, jamie dunham, The Lipstick Economy, Robin Dunbar, tipping point, Malcolm Gladwell

The Average Foursquare User Has 5-8 Friends. That’s a Good Thing | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.

huguesrey wrote 1 year ago: via The Average Foursquare User Has 5-8 Friends. That’s a Good Thing | Betabeat — News, gossip and i … more →

Tags: foursquare, Foursquare, Dennis Crowley, Tech

Trust is more valuable than money: Online fundrasing strategy tips for nacsent organizations1 comment

Marc Maxson wrote 1 year ago: So far, I’ve talked to over 200 organizations in 2011 about joining globalgiving. Most of these orga … more →

Tags: Endorsements, Systems, Africa, GlobalGiving, Social Media, NGO, International Development, Online fundraising, CBO

Dunbar's Number: Does it matter in the Social Media World?1 comment

Dwayne Waite Jr. wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia This topic has been nagging at me for quite some time. It is a matter about the … more →

Tags: Public Relations, New and Social Media, Business & Economics, Social commentary, LinkedIn, Business, facebook, twitter, networking

Overload2 comments

Denis wrote 1 year ago: As we grow, we learn how to focus and choose right source of information, how to choose friends and … more →

Tags: Social Media, 150, facebook, strong ties, weak ties, Social Media 3

Overload2 comments

Denis wrote 1 year ago: As we grow, we learn how to focus and choose right source of information, how to choose friends and … more →

Tags: Social Media, Social, 150, facebook, weak ties, strong ties

Improving Lib Dem Campaigning: Increasing social relationships in your local party4 comments

Matthew Gibson wrote 1 year ago: Liberal Democrat membership has fallen over the years to be now less than 100 members per Parliament … more →

Tags: Political party, liberal democrats, Solution-focused, local party, tipping point, Membership

Royal wedding to be friends only event!

Mark Parkinson wrote 1 year ago: I was amused to read at the weekend that Prince William and Mrs Prince William-to-be have been … more →

Tags: brain overload, Friends, Royal Wedding and the Dunbar number


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