Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Session 4
A little funny haha....
Trust:
Trust:As an example of building trust, I went to an absolutely fabulous site called
http://www.greatboyfriends.com/ . Yes, you can find great girlfriends there too. I want to be all inclusive in my writing here folks.
What I like about this site is that you have to have a recommendation to participate (Of course looking is free). That's right darling...Name, Social Security Number, and a good reference from someone other than your mother. Hopefully someone other than your mother thinks you are special. There is a greater sense of trust on this dating site compared to others sites like Match.com where anyone can sign themselves up. Someone has to vouch for your fabulousness…and girls value the opinion of other girls, so all the more trustworthy. The level of self disclosure by both the recommended and recommender gives the impression of a more trustworthy profile. There is the assumption that there is more honesty and realism in these profiles because of the recommendation that comes along with it. Sure it’s easy to proclaim yourself as “Great” AND it’s even better if someone else seconds the motion.
I like that the recommender also has a short blip about who they are, so you get a sense of who the friend, cousin, sister is in addition to their recommendation. You also get to a quick peek inside this person’s life by getting a glimpse of who they associate with.
Social Capital:
For some the social capital experience, I went to http://www.linkedin.com/ and created a very pseudo profile. Fancy, eh? Linkedin give folks the ability to connect with people you might not meet in real life.
I have more to say, but my eye balls are dangling and my brain is sputtering…so I will gather the rest of my thoughts and report back.
Trust:As an example of building trust, I went to an absolutely fabulous site called
http://www.greatboyfriends.com/ . Yes, you can find great girlfriends there too. I want to be all inclusive in my writing here folks.
What I like about this site is that you have to have a recommendation to participate (Of course looking is free). That's right darling...Name, Social Security Number, and a good reference from someone other than your mother. Hopefully someone other than your mother thinks you are special. There is a greater sense of trust on this dating site compared to others sites like Match.com where anyone can sign themselves up. Someone has to vouch for your fabulousness…and girls value the opinion of other girls, so all the more trustworthy. The level of self disclosure by both the recommended and recommender gives the impression of a more trustworthy profile. There is the assumption that there is more honesty and realism in these profiles because of the recommendation that comes along with it. Sure it’s easy to proclaim yourself as “Great” AND it’s even better if someone else seconds the motion.
I like that the recommender also has a short blip about who they are, so you get a sense of who the friend, cousin, sister is in addition to their recommendation. You also get to a quick peek inside this person’s life by getting a glimpse of who they associate with.
Social Capital:
For some the social capital experience, I went to http://www.linkedin.com/ and created a very pseudo profile. Fancy, eh? Linkedin give folks the ability to connect with people you might not meet in real life.
I have more to say, but my eye balls are dangling and my brain is sputtering…so I will gather the rest of my thoughts and report back.
As for the final project…I’m still up in the air a bit. I’m contemplating comparing real life social structures and interaction to online group structures and interaction. The question would be: Are group structures and dynamics the same in online communities as they are in real life? I would go about comparing the two by gathering articles and books written on group structures and dynamics and then dissecting online groups to see if the interactions are the same.
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