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This book is a few years old, but I read it last week for the first time. I agree with original NYTimes reviewer, who says the arguments of ths book seems both obvious and novel at the same time. Christakis and Fowler show the power of our connectedness--and give some practical examples of how this does (and does not) work in virtual space.
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This essay by Christakis and Fowler (co-authors of the fascinating book Connected: The surprising power of our social networks and how they shape us, looks briefly at how cooperative work is contagious. This has ramifications for forming a culture of cooperation in our classes, assuming that cooperative behaviors online are not substantially different from other forms of social community (a big if, of course).