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Home | The British Newspaper Archive. British Library newspaper archive puts 300 years of history online. (via The Telegraph)
Facebook and social connectivity: Closer friends | The Economist. - ”According to a recent study by Facebook and the University of Milan, our degrees of separation are apparently decreasing (from the proverbial six). The study indicates that “people were separated from one another by an average of just 4.74 conniptions (down from an average of 5.28 in a study the network conducted in 2008).”
More information from Facebook Here.
The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia. Right now, Wikipedia is busy asking for donations to stay afloat. Here’s a thought. If it wants donations, maybe open things up so that outsiders feel like they can contribute expert knowledge without wasting their time.
Time Piece – Switzerland from HODINKEE on Vimeo (via Om Malik)
What I Learned Building the Apple Store – Ron Johnson – Harvard Business Review.
People come to the Apple Store for the experience — and they’re willing to pay a premium for that. There are lots of components to that experience, but maybe the most important — and this is something that can translate to any retailer — is that the staff isn’t focused on selling stuff, it’s focused on building relationships and trying to make people’s lives better.
Research on Social Network Sites. - ”This page provides a bibliography of articles concerning social network sites. For an overview of this space, including a definition of “social network sites,” a history of SNSs, and a literature review, see boyd & Ellison’s 2007 introduction to the JCMC Special Issue on Social Network Sites, Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. Example social network sites addressed include: Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Cyworld, Mixi, Black Planet, Dodgeball, and LiveJournal.”
Derek Powazek – “Nobody Uses Their Real Name” and Other Outdated Notions. Good discussion of the real names debate. Lots of links.