July 2009
17 posts
Anyone know any quintessential psychology studies that suggest people consistently rank themselves higher than average (on anything)?
June 2009
16 posts
Top Social Networks Here and Abroad 2009 →
Last year I compiled a large list of popular social networks in the U.S. and around the world. Using recent data from Alexa, I’ve updated the list for June 2009.
What’s Changed Since Last Year…
Last day, & my friend Adam is only $310 short of his $2,500 fundraising goal to fight Leukemia & Lymphoma. Can u plz help? http://tr.im/qjkz
Searching for a song online, students who used phrase searching (quotes) saved on average 69 seconds and used 5 less webpages than the rest.
I love how Internet Explorer randomly loses the internet, & can only find it again after I open a new window & transfer all my tabs over.
SocialReach - Reaching into your privacy →
I’m engaged, so I see a lot of wedding services advertisements on Facebook. Film school ads pop up, because I was a film major. Some simply say, “Are you a 24-year-old male?” to grab my…
My search literacy study - The only task where men outperformed women: Finding a TV show online. Why? Men were twice as likely to use Hulu.
Based on my data, using a search engine’s suggestions do not always hinder search effectiveness, but those who consistently use them suffer.
Social Media Revolution →
It’s been a week since the Iranian government announced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s landslide election victory over popular reformist candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, which sparked…
Wow, it’s gonna be a hot day in @blono. It’s almost 80 degrees by 8:00.
Surprisingly, my study finds no relationship between # of keywords used in a search query, and search efficiency! Use 2 or 7. Don’t matter!
Another Griffin must’ve picked up the facebook.com/griffin URL a split second before I did. Crap! I got /griffinhammond.
Tonight’s the night for Facebook usernames! →
In just over 4 hours, Facebook will allow users and Page admins to choose unique usernames! What this means, like on many other social media sites, is that users can obtain much more desirable,…
45,025 comments! I’m so popular! →
When hundreds of spam comments flood your blog everyday, that’s the kind of discouragement that will keep you, the author, from returning, let alone posting, very often. What’s worse is when…
Beautiful morning in downtown Bloomington. Cool air, slight fog. Feels like San Fran.
To me Microsoft’s new search, Bing, simply looks like their Live Search finally caught up to Google’s functionality. What’s your read?