http://publicstrategist.com/2008/10/friends-go-virtual/ Working to make government work better Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://publicstrategist.com/2008/10/friends-go-virtual/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Allan Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:29:01 +0000 http://publicstrategist.com/?p=44#comment-30 I think one of the most interesting things about virtual communication is that people seem to be more willing to open the kimono on-line than they may do face to face - for instance the employee who seems bright and cheery in their physical demeanour in the office, but whose external Facebook tag suggests that they are depressed. I believe that people are more willing / likely to express emotional elements in a virtual world where the interaction is with a keyboard and monitor (even though they know there are real people out there). I think one of the most interesting things about virtual communication is that people seem to be more willing to open the kimono on-line than they may do face to face – for instance the employee who seems bright and cheery in their physical demeanour in the office, but whose external Facebook tag suggests that they are depressed. I believe that people are more willing / likely to express emotional elements in a virtual world where the interaction is with a keyboard and monitor (even though they know there are real people out there).

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