Phenomena S2 E7: Metaverse
To what extent does the metaverse mark the next paradigm shift in how we work, play, and learn as humans?
Understanding Our Hands is Key to Getting Haptic Technology Right
As companies roll out haptic technology that mimics the sensation of weight and touch of real objects when handled in virtual space, it’s important we keep the technology in the background to ensure our hands, and humans, can learn, collaborate, and shine on their own.
Who Needs The Web When I've Got Facebook?
If Facebook is serious about becoming the social index for the entire web, it needs to make itself a more hospitable place for outside web page content to live.
Are Teens Really Plugged-In? They Just Text A Lot
There’s a lot of talk about teens being “digital natives.” But for teens technology is just another way to maximize their social connections.
Popularity-Seeking Teens Pursue The Cult Of Celebrity On DKBN
The hottest media trend in the last few years has been the explosion of hyperlocal content as it has become clear that the masses cared most about themselves and their surroundings.
What Kind Of Media Do Teens Like And Why?
For media companies, creating compelling content demands a lot more subtlety than promoting products. To engage teens, they have to understand the way they respond to the world.
Why Do People Lie About Check-Ins on Foursquare?
Foursquare has also cultivated some bizarrely anti-social behaviour in a subset of its users.
Should We Trust Companies That Want Us To Use Our Real Names Online?
The use of your real ID online has become an issue of moral uprightness — yet don’t we all want accountability and reliability for all users?
Does Facebook Have An Intimacy Problem? What Marketers Need To Know About The Social Network
In a poll, we found that most people wish that Facebook would help them deepen their friendships in the real world.
500 Friends And No One To Call: Insights On The Reality Of Social Networking
Social networking was supposed to bring people closer. It hasn’t — and the stats from our recent survey prove it.