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New book says we relate to our computers like humans

Sociologist Clifford Nass, who’s just published the book “The Man Who Lied to his Laptop“, says we’re treating our machines as if they were human. I recently talked to Nass about his work and his...

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‘Call your mother,’‘Sh*t, dude,’ and other things your parents say on your...

Facebook has released some truly awesome statistics about your embarrassing parents and how weird they get on your Facebook timeline. In a breakdown of how families interact on social media, data...

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8 in 10 gamification projects suck, but Badgeville plans to change that

Why do people do what they do? And how can we get them to do more of it? Those are some of the questions behind gamification, a sweeping change in software, services, games, and work that is impacting...

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Surprise: Facebook is actually a compassionate place

If you’ve ever gotten in a politically fueled slap-fight with your in-laws on Facebook, you’re not alone. But Facebook is knee-deep in research to make the social network a place of fewer slap-fights...

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EXCLUSIVE: Facebook plans event to recruit sociologists

While people are still debating on whether data science is more about statistics or computer science, big companies are recruiting more and more social scientists into the field. VentureBeat has...

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New book says we relate to our computers like humans

Sociologist Clifford Nass, who’s just published the book “The Man Who Lied to his Laptop“, says we’re treating our machines as if they were human. I recently talked to Nass about his work and his book,...

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8 in 10 gamification projects suck, but Badgeville plans to change that

Why do people do what they do? And how can we get them to do more of it? Those are some of the questions behind gamification, a sweeping change in software, services, games, and work that is impacting...

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