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Jennifer Jocz

Social Isolation and New Technology - Pew Research Center - 1 views

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technology mobile phones networks social isolation

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 05 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Americans are not as isolated as has been previously reported. People's use of the mobile phone and the internet is associated with larger and more diverse discussion networks.
  • Our survey results challenge the finding that an increasing number of Americans have no one with whom they can discuss important matters. However, our findings support existing research that suggests that the average size and diversity of core discussion networks have declined.
  • ownership of a mobile phone and participation in a variety of internet activities were associated with larger and more diverse core discussion networks.
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  • Contrary to the assumption that internet use encourages social contact across vast distances, we found that many internet technologies are used as much for local contact as they are for distant communication.
  • Social networking services, such as Facebook, provide new opportunities for users to maintain core social networks.
  • Contrary to the argument that internet use limits people's participation in the local community, local institutions and local spaces, our findings show that most internet activities are associated with higher levels of local activity. However, we find some evidence that use of social networking services (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn) substitutes for some level of neighborhood involvement.
  • internet use, and in particular the use of social networking services, are independently associated with higher levels of network diversity.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 05 Nov 09
     
    Interesting report contradicting some previous findings about the link between technology and social isolation.
Uly Lalunio

Does Technology Reduce Social Isolation? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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Social Networking Technology

shared by Uly Lalunio on 08 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Uly Lalunio on 08 Nov 09
     
    This article contradicts other studies that suggest we are feeling more socially isolated because of the rise of the internet and wireless media.
Benjamin Berte

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google invites users to join Wave - 2 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8280864.stm

wiki-style editing tools open-source trial social

shared by Benjamin Berte on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Benjamin Berte on 30 Sep 09
     
    Google Wave, which combines email, instant messaging and wiki-style editing will go on public trial today. The search giant hopes the tool, described as "how e-mail would look if it were invented today", will transform how people communicate online.
  • Jennifer Hern on 02 Oct 09
     
    Agh! Not another way to communicate! I can't even remember my passwords to all these things! I can't even remember I have a Facebook account until someone "friends" me! What happened to isolation and Transcendentalism? Needing to read Walden in the woods alone right now...
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