http://www.libbyh.com/2007/10/31/paranoia-and-the-public-blog/ Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.libbyh.com/2007/10/31/paranoia-and-the-public-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-12204 libbyh Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:53:45 +0000 http://www.libbyh.com/blog/?p=82#comment-12204 Rick, were you around when Cliff was moaning about how his students want to study online identity? He almost scared me off, but I agree with you that a study is in order. Rick, were you around when Cliff was moaning about how his students want to study online identity? He almost scared me off, but I agree with you that a study is in order.

]]> http://www.libbyh.com/2007/10/31/paranoia-and-the-public-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-12188 Rick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:13:16 +0000 http://www.libbyh.com/blog/?p=82#comment-12188 Think about this from the perspective of what you know about cognitive biases: People latch on to the really bad examples, but never mention when things go well. We hear plenty about people who didn't get a job because of drunken pictures on myspace. But how many people's job chances were not affected by their many blog posts. And how many employers read a blog they liked and it made them want to hire the person more? There is a strong negative bias in the media at work. I'd love to see a real study that controls for that bias, but i haven't yet. Think about this from the perspective of what you know about cognitive biases: People latch on to the really bad examples, but never mention when things go well. We hear plenty about people who didn’t get a job because of drunken pictures on myspace. But how many people’s job chances were not affected by their many blog posts. And how many employers read a blog they liked and it made them want to hire the person more? There is a strong negative bias in the media at work. I’d love to see a real study that controls for that bias, but i haven’t yet.

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