August 31, 2012

• The Friendship Experiment

  A while back I messaged my friends and subscribers with a proposed friendship experiment. Here is what it was, if you still want to do it. I'm still getting some messages weeks later on it, and so I just wanted to post about it.

  In the original experiment, I matched you with 3 Xangans you didn't know. If you still want to do it, feel free to pick out names that comment on this post. You should also try this experiment with real-life people you don't know or that you don't know very well.
  Here’s how the experiment should work:
  1. Feel free to look at their Xanga profiles, but don’t read their blog too much beforehand. If they/you have friends lock, send them a sentence about yourself. (I’m 22, male, married, go to college for engineering for example). This also avoids embarrassing mixups like calling a he a she!
  2. Read http://greekphysique.xanga.com/767233438/tips-for-creating-intimacy/ before you talk.
  3. Message each other and pick a time to talk for 10 minutes. You can friend each other on Xanga and use the Xanga chat bar, use AIM, or, log into http://tinychat.com/TalkProject at the same time. (For Tinychat, just log in as guest and use your Xanga name). I prefer you use live chat, not email.
  4. Try to also talk to strangers/acquaintances using the techniques. Write a blog about your experience, or message me and tell me how it went. Please tell me, which tips worked the best? (and worst?). And was it easier to do it in real life, or on the Internet? I’ll collect the results of the experiment and do a post.
  Have fun!

  • 2:39 pm
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