Interesting new study in Computers in Human Behaviour about students and Facebook. All the research seems to be heading this way. The purpose of the current study was to extend existing research examining the specific motives for creating and maintaining Facebook, and to connect these motives to users’ levels of self-disclosure and satisfaction with Facebook. […]
From the Irish Examiner: … the tribunal ruled the offensive material constituted a breach of trust so significant as to make Ms O’Mahony’s position untenable. Think I might have forgotten something, but it certainly makes an interesting case.
Interesting new article – suggests that Facebook use is motivated from two basic needs – need to belong and need for self-presentation ScienceDirect – Personality and Individual Differences : Why do people use Facebook?.
The start of a trend perhaps? Research on this topic later this week http://www.nuigalway.ie/information-solutions-and-services/about/news/viewBulletins.php?id=1142
In a survey of US MBA schools, though not.enough to refuse admission, 22% of schools said they checked applicants Facebook profiles. More over at All Facebook… http://www.allfacebook.com/alert-1-in-4-mba-admissions-offices-probe-facebook-2011-09?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+allfacebook+%28Facebook+Blog%29