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ZDNet is a one-stop destination for professionals seeking to research technology-related issues, and solve business technology problems. Delivering a broad range of news and analysis from top editors and IT experts, the site features blogs, product reviews, software downloads, videos, white papers, Webcasts, peer feedback, and research.Three years ago, Joseph Sneddon and I were put in touch through mutual friends at a Psychology conference in Australia. We both have extensive backgrounds in Computer Science and Psychology, and were intrigued at the emergence of online communities over the past decade. Shortly thereafter, we embarked on an international post-graduate collaborative experiment that set out to investigate tribal behaviour in online communities. A collaboration was formed between our two Universities, The University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, and the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.
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If giving your name to a new acquaintance results in a look of confusion, or you struggle with the names of new contacts or co-workers, you won’t be surprised that research shows people have more positive reactions to names that are easier to pronounce. A review of five studies in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that ease of pronunciation accounted for 40 per cent of immediate likeability. Yeesh.AndroidTux
What do you do when you’re faced with a massive pile of MP3s with mismatched tags, poor directory structure, or worse? This week we want to hear your best tips and tricks for getting out from under a mismanaged music collection. If your eggs are missing and if no one else can help, maybe you can hire The Angry Team. Dropbox is doubling the amount of free storage you get per-referral to 500MB, doubling the previous 250MB credit–better yet, the bonus is retroactive and applies to referrals you’ve already made.
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Tech Sometimes, you may just want to listen to your music in peace, without being interrupted by passers-by or visually intrusive ads, technology and surrounding events. That’s…

