whatknows :: do you?

January 9, 2008

Facebook Relationships: “It’s Complicated”

Filed under: Academic,Technology — Jed @ 9:09 am

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gnovis ran an article of mine today on Facebook Relationships. Here is a teaser to convince you go and read it:

It is an age-old story, boy/girl/* meets boy/girl/*, they go on a few dates, and all seems well. Then one of the two (or three?) brings up a daunting topic: the Facebook Relationship status.

Read it here!
Facebook Relationships and Information Architecture @ gnovis


3 Responses to “Facebook Relationships: “It’s Complicated””

  1. Nicole Says:

    Thoroughly enjoyed this! And I agree, all relatinships should just be categorized as “It’s complicated.”

  2. Marques Says:

    What happened to freeform fields? 😉

  3. whatknows… do you? « jed brubaker's blog Says:

    […] The day before I read this post, I gave a lecture on “Remembering, Forgetting and the Challenges of Representing Humans” in Social Implications of Information Systems. During  this lecture I talked to students about the ways in which the design of a site like Facebook can help us share details from our lives, but in doing so it also restrains what can be shared.  When talking about Facebook’s Relationship Status I made the point that a drop-down box of values is probably too limited to capture the full range of our relationship experiences (something I have blogged about before). […]

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