"People who are members of online social networks are not so much “networking” as they are “broadcasting their lives to an outer tier of acquaintances who aren’t necessarily inside the Dunbar circle.” Humans may be advertising themselves more efficiently. But they still have the same small circles of intimacy as ever."
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A recent piece in the Economist.
(via mikehudack)
And the recipients - they are consuming these broadcasts in their desired fashion - how, when and where… Not only is social networking and media enabling this, but the “web 2.0” architectures that drive them.
