http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/tag/peers Bookmarks from Making_Connections tagged by peers Mon, 19 May 2008 02:16:02 -0000 http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/05/02/04 <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">Consuming the same media as your peers is what social scientists call homophily, better known as ‘birds of a feather flock together’. Ethan Zuckerman, <a href="http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/" target="_blank">blogger</a> and internet theorist, has been trying to fight this instinct online. He offers <a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/04/25/homophily-serendipity-xenophilia/" target="_blank">techniques</a> for surprising and challenging readers with news that they didn't know they wanted.</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/tag/behavior">behavior</a> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/tag/homophily">homophily</a> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/tag/peers">peers</a> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/tag/social+networking">social networking</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/connections/bookmark/jeff-milw">jeff-milw</a></p> Mon, 19 May 2008 02:16:02 -0000