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Posts related with other blogs or about blogging in general.
How we decode ‘noisy’ language in daily life: How people rationally interpret linguistic input
A new study by MIT researchers indicates that when we process language, we often make these kinds of mental edits. Moreover, it suggests that we seem to use specific strategies for making sense of confusing information — the “noise” interfering with the signal conveyed in language, as researchers think of it.
“Hooking Users In 3 Steps: An Intro to Habit Testing”
The truly great consumer technology companies of the past 25 years have all had one thing in common: they created habits. This is what separates world-changing businesses from the rest. Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter are used daily by a high proportion of their users and their products are so compelling that many of us struggle to imagine life before they existed.
Hooking Users In 3 Steps: An Intro to Habit Testing | Nir and Far.
Aperitivo
The Alchemy of Writing — Tips from a Non-Fiction and Fiction Pro
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Castelldefels
Windy afternoon in Castelldefels – 2008 – “No es país para SUPs”
Coffee
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One Fruit At A Time
The Algorithm That Helps You Friend People You Don’t Know
Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that uses the structure of a social network to find the best strategy for friending people you don’t know
Using smart mathematical methods & tools to connect people sounds fun as well as intriguing. Becoming friends/followers on social networks is part of a process that involve lots of issues including critical concepts like privacy, confidentiality, trustability, curiosity, emotions, expectations (short term / long term benefits). We’ll see how these kind of theories might find form as a tool that would help in yielding better personal & professional connections.
You can take a look at the short news published at MIT Technology Review to get more insights about the research: The Algorithm That Helps You Friend People You Don’t Know | MIT Technology Review.
And here is the submission page related with this research paper : Maximizing Acceptance Probability for Active Friending in On-Line Social Networks