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Facebook Friendships and Social Influence: Guest Blog

Giles Slade | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: James Fowler, J.D. Salinger, Harvard University, Social Networks, Pulp Fiction, The Killers, The Beatles, Good Will Hunting, Love Actually, Facebook, Nicholas Christakis, Blogging, William Shakespeare, Connected, Media News
Giles Slade

We followed 1,700 interconnected college students on Facebook. Their profiles listed favorite bands, movies, and authors. But we wondered how their tastes might spread.

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How Your Neighbor Can Make You Fat (or Thin)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Mirror Neurons, James Fowler, Carl Jung, Social Contagion, Nicholas Christakis, Living News
Deepak Chopra

What kind of connection can exist invisibly, without people talking to each other, watching how each other behaves, or even knowing about each other's existence?

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You Think For Yourself but You Act Like Your Friends (on homophily)

Auren Hoffman | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Friends, The Nurture Assumption, Copy Cats, Relationships, Look-a-Likes, Sociology, Judith Rich Harris, Mirroring, Copycats, Sex Differences in Social Behavior, Friendship, Friendly, Alice Eagly, James Fowler, Homophily, NIck Christakis, Miller McPherson, Living News
Auren Hoffman

Friends have the capacity to affect people's tastes, activities, and their lives overall.

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