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How to: 7 steps to enjoy Facebook and not get paranoid, depressed or crazy

  1. Just check your frickin’ privacy settings. You’ll be happier knowing that your profile is locked down and no nasty corporations are stealing your thoughts. Use this thingamyjig

18 May 2010 at 08:58 - Comments

Review paper: Privacy and publicity – Facebook’s no fun anymore

There has been a lot of talk about Facebook and privacy all through its history, but especially so in the last month, since some new changes were made. What this post will attempt to do is to clarify what changes have taken place; secondly, the reaction to these changes; thirdly, what they mean on a […]

17 May 2010 at 01:00 - Comments
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18 May 10 at 06:19

The future of Facebook – the optimistic view

As some of you may know, I’ve been toying with the idea of predicting the demise of Facebook for some time. In fact, based on reasonably sound psychological theory, I almost had it nailed. But now I’m not so sure. What follows is the optimistic argument of why Facebook could be around for a very […]

21 April 2010 at 22:24 - Comments

Join the club

So, in case you’re wondering what this is about, and why you’ve been invited here, well it’s quite simple – I’m pretty sure you’re interested in the same things that I am. In fact, I’m certain of it. Me, I’m a research psychologist, interested in Facebook. And how can I be so sure that you’re […]

21 April 2010 at 01:58 - Comments

Facebook User Profiling

A presentation detailing the research which I intend to carry out in the immediate future…   Facebook User Profile on Prezi

27 February 2010 at 03:23 - Comments