Comments on: What’s in a number? http://www.cakegroupnyc.com/blog/2010/01/26/whats-in-a-number/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:09:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bea Villamor http://www.cakegroupnyc.com/blog/2010/01/26/whats-in-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Bea Villamor Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:12:43 +0000 http://www.cakegroupnyc.com/blog/?p=408#comment-39 If the definition of "friend" and "relationship" is evolving, how would you define these today? Would you consider a strictly Facebook friend - someone you don't know IRL - an actual friend you have a relationship with? If the definition of “friend” and “relationship” is evolving, how would you define these today? Would you consider a strictly Facebook friend – someone you don’t know IRL – an actual friend you have a relationship with?

]]> By: faris http://www.cakegroupnyc.com/blog/2010/01/26/whats-in-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-20 faris Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.cakegroupnyc.com/blog/?p=408#comment-20 i think internets allow us to increase Dunbar's number...maybe we are all becoming girls? http://farisyakob.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/regressive-expressions-or-please-dont-use-twitter-like-a-billboard.html Dunbar's point is true but also obvious - there is some kind of scaling thing happening - closeness = more interaction. The question becomes what does 'friend' mean and does it imply the same as 'relationship'? i think internets allow us to increase Dunbar’s number…maybe we are all becoming girls?

http://farisyakob.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/regressive-expressions-or-please-dont-use-twitter-like-a-billboard.html

Dunbar’s point is true but also obvious – there is some kind of scaling thing happening – closeness = more interaction.

The question becomes what does ‘friend’ mean and does it imply the same as ‘relationship’?

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