This study provides empirical support for the negative aspects of the surveillance state.
the mere existence of a surveillance state breeds fear and conformity and stifles free expression
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Swedish young women blog
Confirmation about the people behind the blogs comes via Media Culpa who is attending Internetdagarna in Stockholm. A report from the World Internet Institute shows that among 16-18 year-olds it is almost three times as common for girls to blog than it is for boys and in the 26-30 year age group it is even more than three times as common for women to blog.
This confirms the views of Media Culpa who has studied the state of Swedish blogging over time (check out the report BlogSweden 3) that shows young women dominating the Swedish blogosphere.
Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
In a study carried out at the University of Georgia the relationship between Facebook and narcissism has been studied. The study suggests that online social networking sites such as Facebook might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a narcissist.
“We found that people who are narcissistic use Facebook in a self-promoting way that can be identified by others,” said lead author Laura Buffardi, a doctoral student in psychology who co-authored the study with associate professor W. Keith Campbell.
And the rest of us use everything from clothes to personal webpages to social networking sites as neutral tools. Yeah, right!