Comments on: The Laws of Social Networking: Promote Open Flows of Information, Make Privacy Hard http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeffrey http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-160367 Jeffrey Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:25:29 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1304#comment-160367 I've spent a great deal of time with that aftermath of what places like facebook can do to relationships. Their business model goes beyond the open flow of information with such tools that prompt and in a sense promote infidelity. That is what keeps people coming back for more as they get sucked into this trap. I’ve spent a great deal of time with that aftermath of what places like facebook can do to relationships. Their business model goes beyond the open flow of information with such tools that prompt and in a sense promote infidelity. That is what keeps people coming back for more as they get sucked into this trap.

]]> By: Fred Stutzman http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-159927 Fred Stutzman Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:10:05 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1304#comment-159927 Nice work Michael. Remembering back to Beacon (is that still around), it struck me that the goal there was to break down boundaries between information. That is, the creation of a halo effect that incentivizes greater sharing (and more between-sharing) inside and outside of the social network site. MZ can't win if we just share more in FB, we actually have to share more everywhere. Still working through the theorization, but it is fodder for a few blog posts. Nice work Michael. Remembering back to Beacon (is that still around), it struck me that the goal there was to break down boundaries between information. That is, the creation of a halo effect that incentivizes greater sharing (and more between-sharing) inside and outside of the social network site. MZ can’t win if we just share more in FB, we actually have to share more everywhere. Still working through the theorization, but it is fodder for a few blog posts.

]]> By: Joseph Bonneau http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-159926 Joseph Bonneau Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:45:48 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1304#comment-159926 Great blog posting! I think you summed up our research nicely. The quote from Zuckerberg is great-could have put it in the paper if I knew it was out there. Get in touch whenever you like if you want to bat around research ideas, I've always enjoyed reading your blog. Great blog posting! I think you summed up our research nicely. The quote from Zuckerberg is great-could have put it in the paper if I knew it was out there.

Get in touch whenever you like if you want to bat around research ideas, I’ve always enjoyed reading your blog.

]]> By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-159914 Michael Zimmer Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:53:18 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1304#comment-159914 @philosoraptor: Those are key questions that i/we need to work through. This was just my "top-of-mind" musings, and it will take much more intellectual muscle to get them worked into a more useful/universal set of laws. Much work ahead! @philosoraptor: Those are key questions that i/we need to work through. This was just my “top-of-mind” musings, and it will take much more intellectual muscle to get them worked into a more useful/universal set of laws. Much work ahead!

]]> By: philosoraptor http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/06/13/the-laws-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-159910 philosoraptor Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:07:37 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1304#comment-159910 I think that this is a nice way of framing several converging trends! Do you think, though, that these "laws" are true of social network sites generally, or of for-profit ones only, or ...? I think that this is a nice way of framing several converging trends! Do you think, though, that these “laws” are true of social network sites generally, or of for-profit ones only, or …?

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