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Facebook Revealed to be Psychology Experiment-> 0

Submitted by DocJohn on Friday April 01 2011, @08:11AM

DocJohn writes "Today we reported on surprising new research published this week — that Facebook is actually an undergraduate psychology experiment. "If you ever wondered what social networking websites actually were for, researchers today have at least one answer. A new study shows that Facebook is actually the result of a Harvard psychology experiment that inadvertently gained popularity outside of the Introductory to Psychology class it was designed for.""
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It's People, Not Posts

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DocJohn

on Friday December 29 2006, @11:59AM

DocJohn writes "Sometimes people and companies confuse what makes a popular community, well, popular. They mistakenly point to traffic numbers, confusing quantity of people (or unique visitors) over why the people are coming in the first place — for other people. People, not posts are what make a strong, cohesive online community thrive."

Segway Issues 2nd Recall in 3 Years

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DocJohn

on Thursday September 14 2006, @07:52AM

DocJohn writes "For the second time in 3 years, Segway has announced a recall of all Segway Personal Transporters which is described as the Segway "can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall. This can occur when the device is tilted back by the Speed Limiter and the rider comes off and then back onto the device within a short period of time." A software update is needed to fix the problem. The company also disclosed that only 23,500 units have been sold to-date."