One of the interesting insights that social networks offer is the difference between male and female behaviour. In the past, behavioural differences have been hard to measure. Experiments could only be done on limited numbers of individuals and even then, the process of measurement often distorted people's behaviour. That's all changed with the advent of massive online participation in gaming, professional and friendship networks. For the first time, it has become possible to quantify exactly how the genders differ in their approach to things like risk and communication. Gender specific studies are surprisingly rare, however. Nevertheless a growing body if evidence is emerging that social networks reflect many of the social and evolutionary differences that we've long suspected. Earlier this year, for example, we looked ... Continue reading →
Resistance would have been dangerous, so Ms. O’Connor handed it over. The two then sauntered arrogantly away. The whole encounter lasted no more than 15 seconds — just one more coordinated mugging by rhesus monkeys in a city increasingly plagued by them. “I had other bags with me, but they knew the bag that had the fresh bread in it,” Ms. O’Connor said. “They were totally silent, very quick and highly effective.” The monkey population of Delhi has grown so large and aggressive that overwhelmed city officials have petitioned India’s Supreme Court to relieve them of the task of monkey control. “We have trapped 13,013 monkeys since 2007,” said R. B. S. Tyagi, director of veterinary services for Delhi’s principal city government. Nonetheless, Delhi’s monkey ... Continue reading →
Motherboard is a celebration of the diversity and eclecticism of the culture that surrounds technology. Rather than squinting at technology through the lens of gizmos and gadgetry, Motherboard explores the ways it influences and affects music, art, design, film, gaming, sports, issues surrounding the environment, and everything else we find important. So consider the floor open for group participation. It's simple: Get involved in an existing discussion, post your own related videos, write posts, comment, anything… you're now part of the Motherboard. Learn more about Motherboard Continue reading →
bbosker 52 photos · 545 followers “The lovely @gazellephant is all matching at the huffpost party!” Continue reading →
YouTube celebrates its seventh birthday today, and in the seven years it's been around, the video-sharing site YouTube has enabled everyone from budding fashionistas to undiscovered singing talents achieve their dreams. Pop sensation Justin Bieber, for example, was discovered on YouTube by R&B singer Usher; he's since become a break-out star and his "Baby" music video is currently the most viewed video on YouTube of all time. Continue reading →
Mediabistro Events Join us on July 31 for our Social Curation Summit in New York, where you'll learn new strategies to connect and engage with your audience using visual communities such as Pinterest, BO.LT, and Tumblr. Speakers include Scott Belsky (Behance), Shane Rahmani (Thrillist), and Elias Roman (Songza Media). Register by June 7 and save. Continue reading →
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A federal judge has refused to order a Norwegian website that describes itself as “the number one socializing porn and sex network” to turn over its name to Facebook. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White last week ruled that the court had no jurisdiction because Facebook, which sued in California, had failed to show that the owner of website Faceporn had targeted residents of the state. Facebook had demanded the owner turn over the name ‘faceporn.com’ and pay its attorney fees. The ruling is a setback for Facebook which has been increasingly aggressive about pursuing any company that uses “face” or “book” in its name. As the court noted in a related report, Facebook owns ten trademarks and has seventeen more pending for the Facebook mark ... Continue reading →
