Early Thoughts About Jumo
Jumo is a new and much heralded social networking site for stimulating, coordinating, and occasionally funding social change. Here are some early impressions.
Tag: Networking
Be Human: Temporary versus Permanent Networks
Lately, I've been thinking about the topic of cross-platform community building. I've written about it, submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post). One idea that has emerged for me while exploring the topic is that of... (continue reading this blog post)
Why We Love Social Media
A recent Fast Company article examines research by neuroeconomist Paul Zak that suggests social networking triggers the release of the generosity-trust chemical in our brains: oxytocin. Zak’s research combines economics with biology, neuroscience, and psychology as well as the relationship between empathy and generosity. Adam Penenberg, the author of the article, set out to investigate whether Zak’s research on oxytocin could be applied to social media.
More specifically, he wondered... (continue reading this blog post)
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