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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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...
View Article8 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...
View ArticleSurprise: 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...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 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...
View ArticleNew 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,...
View Article8 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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