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Michael Wu's social media series

Time to rethink the value and efficiency of social technologies?

30/01/2012 - 02:09

The value of social technologies is not simply that we can increase the number of friends we have, says Michael Wu.

Attention economy and customer relationships: Can we beat the Dunbar limit?

01/12/2011 - 01:22

Michael Wu outlines the concept of the 'Dunbar limit' and how we can break it to boost the number of strong relationships we can realistically maintain.

The relativity and attention economics of customer relationships

30/09/2011 - 08:44

Michael Wu explains how relativity of tie strength and attention economics can explain many of the observed phenomena in social media today.

The four components of a customer relationship - and how to influence them

16/09/2011 - 01:07

Michael Wu provides a sociological perspective to help brands build customer relationships.

Social media: Communities inside networks? Networks inside of communities?

05/09/2011 - 01:16

In the latest post, Michael Wu discusses the social anthropology of online communities and social networks.

Maintaining strong ties in social media

29/08/2011 - 16:21

Michael Wu outlines research into what happens when a relationship is established in social media.

Online communities: The value of strong ties vs weak ties

11/08/2011 - 01:31

In the latest part of his series, Michael Wu looks further into the power of communities and social networks.

Communities vs social networks: How do people become connected?

13/07/2011 - 01:08

Michael Wu continues his series looking at research into the relationship between social networks and communities.

Social networks vs online communities: The important distinctions to know

29/06/2011 - 01:03 - 3 comments

Michael Wu shares research on the relationship between social networks and communities.

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