http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/ Human Behavior in Online Environments en-us 2004-11-20T14:24:27-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/011010.html I'm sorry I've neglected you these past two weeks. It's just been so hectic around the office. You know how it is. No, no, it's not an excuse, it's just that I've barely had a moment to myself, much less... pond0009 2004-11-20T14:24:27-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/009209.html Information Visualization is an emerging science, which is just the way I like 'em. It attempts to depict complex sets of data via (hopefully intuitive) visual cues like shape, size, color, brightness, location, animation, and just about anything else you... pond0009 2004-11-06T00:54:18-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/009208.html Thursday, I spent five solid hours in the library, immersed in psychology journals. Not only did I find plent of material relevant to social software, I found thought-provoking reviews of old theories and brand new formulations that make them even... pond0009 2004-11-06T00:31:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/008484.html Apparently, my wife brought the Plague back with her from Japan and it's been kicking me in the face for a few days, now. I had intended to spend Tuesday and Wednesday at the library, but now I fear I... pond0009 2004-10-26T01:45:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/008131.html On Thursday, my wife returns from a month long trip to Japan. The last three weeks have been fairly productive, but this week has been consumed with a few home improvement projects (welcome home surprises for Danni) and a rash... pond0009 2004-10-20T17:20:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/007258.html My first draft of sections 1 & 2 is finally done! That's my introduction (aka. what am I talking about and why should you care) and my review of the existing Social Software literature. Next, it's off to the library... pond0009 2004-10-08T16:37:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/005973.html In keeping with the highly interdisciplinary nature of the MLS program, I'll be broadening my paper to include material from such fields as UI Design, Information Visualization, and Chaos Theory. In essence, I'll be looking for answers to Social Software's... pond0009 2004-09-22T14:20:05-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/005341.html I've been waiting for my copy of the Handbook of Social Psychology since July. Amazon keeps promising they'll ship it soon, but I guess this seminal reference work is an elusive creature. The U of MN Libraries certainly don't have... pond0009 2004-09-14T01:30:48-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/004950.html 'Tis time for this little project to begin in earnest. Despite a few false starts, I've gotten pretty deep into the social software literature this summer. I've read a lot of commentary from the likes of Clay Shirky and Meg... pond0009 2004-09-07T12:55:41-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/004866.html It has occurred to me, in the course of my reading, that I may have misidentified my thesis' burden of proof. My current proposal aims to demonstrate that social psychology can be used to design better social software than the... pond0009 2004-09-03T19:09:30-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pond0009/cyberpsych/004156.html As blogs are among the types of web software I'm studying, I thought I should toss my hat in the ring. Put up or shut up, as they say. I plan to use this space to chronicle my thesis project:... pond0009 2004-08-12T22:15:20-06:00