As one of our labs, we decided to make a fake profile on facebook and send out over 100 friend requests. We were seeing how many people really trust their peers now-a-days. Usually, people would say that they would never accept anybody they don't know to be their "friend" on facebook, but when "Natasha Walker" made an account and set her school to "UNCSA" the majority of the requests were responded to. There were even a few friend requests sent to us!! :O
However, this could show that people are just trying to increase their social capital by accepting people on facebook, that are classed more as aquaintences, compared to close friends.
You say people accepted your friend requests, and sent you friend requests, but you do not explain how such facts prove that people are trying to increase their social capital through Facebook.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea! Its so interesting how people just add others that they don't even know! I really liked this lab. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteKatrina Dowling
That is so creepy that 137 people actually accepted your friend request, especially considering you were a fake person and did not send a request to anybody that you know.
ReplyDelete~Abby Cockrell
This is an interesting experiment. I wouldn't accept a friend request from someone I hadn't seen before but some ppl obviously would. ¥ou are right in that some ppl accept friend requests just to increase their social capital.
ReplyDeleteHaha this is a good lab...because a lot of people think that having more fb friends gives them a higher social capital even though its actually kind of dangerous.
ReplyDelete-sarah a
I think this is hilarious. The fact that this many people accepted a friend that they didn't know tells me that people are maybe a little too trusting.-William
ReplyDeleteim pretty sure im friends with natasha haha it was interesting reading about your experiment nice!
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