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Web-Science Initiative is important. CONSEN's starting explore a scientific discipline that studies human behavior and the systems that support it. Like people talking to each other over the Internet.

Let's start a form a working team. Skype (Call) us if you're interested. We have a domain and am putting together a discussion forum. We should put together a list of proposals and potential sponsors and see if we can get this off the ground. Topics that come to mind in the last five minutes:

-> How do effective people switch from talk to action?

-> What are the cues for mode switching or blending within a conversation? Within a relationship? When and how do they work?

-> How do people think about the privacy of their calls? How does this vary from culture to culture? What are the effects of those perceptions on choice of communication channels?

-> Where are the tipping points for social network migration, where you and your buddies flee one network for another? Are there leading indicators?

-> What strategies might preserve a network's critical mass?

-> Can occasional random calls among workplace strangers (in a large organization) improve knowledge work and organizational effectiveness?

-> Might this compensate for not bumping into colleagues at the corridor?

-> How does VoIP-IM change the relationship between supervisors and knowledge workers?

-> Which behaviors improve social capital?

-> What metrics and other cues best drive those behaviors?

-> How is the psychology of persuasion altered by the social proximity of strangers?

-> How long do people talk about different topics? Do those talks have common templates, narrative structures? If you're a behavioral scientist or market researcher, please ping me. Do you sense the time is right for this area?

-> Can be useful Skype for User Satisfaction Survey?