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I'm going to plug my related research on Pinterest. http://ecologylab.net/research/publications/everyday_ideation_pinterest.pdf http://ecologylab.net/research/p
by rhema 12y ago
I'm going to plug my related research on Pinterest. http://ecologylab.net/research/publications/everyday_ideation_pinterest.pdf http://ecologylab.net/research/publications/everyday_ideatio... http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2557273 http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2557273
One interesting thing about Pinterest users is that they feel "alone" and unwatched, even though actions are public. In Teresa Amabile's concept of creativity, anticipating an evaluation can be detrimental to creativity.
- nreece 12y agoI wonder if the same may hold true for other public networks like Twitter, Instagram etc., although [unlike Pinterest] they have a higher abandonment rate.
- rhema 12y agoIn the paper, Pinterest users say social networks like Twitter and Facebook are for promoting one's self to others.
- mattgreenrocks 12y agoThis is a taboo thing to say, because social media implies connection (however weak). I limit my use of Twitter/FB for this reason alone. It becomes nauseating to constantly consume a stream of self-promotional blurbs.