INCITE

Incubator for critical inquiry into technology and ethnography. It is based in the Sociology Department at the University of Surrey. Here, INCITE's bevy of researchers report on matters methodological and theoretical, and discuss their various research projects as they progress.
http://studioincite.com/blog/

Captology.tv

Sharing Media and Insights about Persuasive Technology

interesting persuasion strategy: tunneling and reduction

We're seeing this more and more as a theme in Web 2.0 websites, where simply entering the home page accomplishes much more than just reading information. A relationship is built between the user and the webpage purely by nature of their visit to the page. It will be interesting to watch this trend as it develops.

One downside to the trend is that while this works well for new users, tunneling for experienced users may be annoying, and even for new users, being thrown into usage of the service, or a signup process simply for having visited may be jarring.

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Mobile Marketing

Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global association that strives to stimulate the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies.

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Persuasive Technology

Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do; Persuasive technology can be controversial—and it should be. Who will wield this power of digital influence?

http://www.persuasivetechnology.com

Captology

Captology is the study of computers as persuasive technologies. This includes the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products created for the purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors.
http://www.captology.org

Mobile Persuasion

How can mobile technology change attitudes and behaviors; Changing people's beliefs & behaviors with mobile technology
http://www.mobilepersuasion.org