[Air-L] Understanding Technology and Society

[Nathalie Nahai | The Web Psychologist]

Thanks for the link, looks fascinating.

This my be of interest, along the same vein - how to apply psychological
research to engage more persuasively online:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Webs-Influence-Psychology-Online-Persuasion/dp/0273772953

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Barry Wellman <wellman at chass.utoronto.ca>wrote:

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> Nice new book on our sort of stuff. Published by Oxford U Press in Canada,
> but generally applicable.
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