Daily Links for February 5th
- The Semeiotics of Facebook : The Semeiotics of Facebook – Facebook represents a new development in the history of human social interaction. It enables connected individuals to increase familiarity at a pace that was previously impossible without physical proximity. And it is the most effectivenote:1 Note §2 As measured by its growth and commercial success. representative of a new breed of Internet application in which familiarity is the new currency. §3
In this paper I propose a model for reasoning about behavior on Facebook. In general, I am interested in systematic reasoning about the behavior of organisms. Here, specifically, I am interested in reasoning about the nature of interaction with Facebook and the effects that the marks signifying that interaction have upon behavior.
- Newspaperproject.org – Unlike websites that feature negative, gloom-and-doom stories about newspapers, this website will be devoted to insightful articles, commentary and research that provide a more balanced perspective on what newspaper companies can do to survive and thrive in the years ahead.
- List of Internet phenomena – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia –
- Meme – Encyclopedia Dramatica –
