Comments on: When in Rome: Newcomers on Facebook http://20bits.com/articles/when-in-rome-newcomers-on-facebook/ Driven by Data Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:50:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raid Recovery http://20bits.com/articles/when-in-rome-newcomers-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-5016 Raid Recovery Fri, 28 May 2010 08:06:26 +0000 http://20bits.com/?p=449#comment-5016 People who once uses facebook never leave it using again and it becomes routine of their lives. People who once uses facebook never leave it using again and it becomes routine of their lives.

]]> By: Jesse Farmer http://20bits.com/articles/when-in-rome-newcomers-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4072 Jesse Farmer Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:05 +0000 http://20bits.com/?p=449#comment-4072 The level of feedback was just as much a predictor of photo sharing as social learning, so peer pressure works to that extent.<br><br>I imagine all your friends shouting "Jump! Jump!" as you stand on the edge of a bridge. The level of feedback was just as much a predictor of photo sharing as social learning, so peer pressure works to that extent.

I imagine all your friends shouting “Jump! Jump!” as you stand on the edge of a bridge.

]]> By: Ryo http://20bits.com/articles/when-in-rome-newcomers-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4071 Ryo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:10 +0000 http://20bits.com/?p=449#comment-4071 >In short, newcomers are susceptible to peer pressure.<br><br>Actually, I don't think it's peer pressure. When people comment on your photos, it's rewarding because it means people are paying attention and care about your content. So I think of it more as social reinforcement, not pressure. To test this interpretation, it would be interesting to look at other forms of reinforcement, for example view counts or favoriting (which Facebook doesn't have). >In short, newcomers are susceptible to peer pressure.

Actually, I don't think it's peer pressure. When people comment on your photos, it's rewarding because it means people are paying attention and care about your content. So I think of it more as social reinforcement, not pressure. To test this interpretation, it would be interesting to look at other forms of reinforcement, for example view counts or favoriting (which Facebook doesn't have).

]]> By: bree http://20bits.com/articles/when-in-rome-newcomers-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 bree Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:39:08 +0000 http://20bits.com/?p=449#comment-4067 Realistically - how many users come to Facebook these days that have 0 network members? It seems that at this point Facebook is probably in the late adopter stage (do they still use that term anymore?) and most people that join do so more in a snowball manner - because members of one or more of their networks are on FB. In the research I'm doing on freshmen networks - facebook seems to work very well as maintenance strategy (fits in with the old category of letters/phone calls) but the people who try to use social networking sites as a way to meet new people are also the people using socially awkward strategies to meet people in real life. Realistically – how many users come to Facebook these days that have 0 network members? It seems that at this point Facebook is probably in the late adopter stage (do they still use that term anymore?) and most people that join do so more in a snowball manner – because members of one or more of their networks are on FB. In the research I'm doing on freshmen networks – facebook seems to work very well as maintenance strategy (fits in with the old category of letters/phone calls) but the people who try to use social networking sites as a way to meet new people are also the people using socially awkward strategies to meet people in real life.

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