Comments on: Does social media satisfy the foundation of the Maslow hierarchy of human needs?

By: TechWag » Social networks are good for kids

TechWag » Social networks are good for kids — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:35:07 +0000

[...] Does social media satisfy the foundation of the Maslow hierarchy of human needs? [...]

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:47:15 +0000

Thanks Aaron. I'm starting to really get into Shirky's work; in fact I have a link to a podcast interview with Shirky here: http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/10/30/clay-s...

By: Aaron Uhrmacher

Aaron Uhrmacher — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:47:23 +0000

So interesting that I found this post in my feed reader today. Clay Shirky discussed the Maslow hierarchy yesterday in a presentation and indicated that social media, as part of communication, falls a lot further down then most people expect. I hadn't heard of it and now, twice in one day. Weird. Anyway, great post!

By: Does social media lead to self-actualization? | Broadcasting Brain

Does social media lead to self-actualization? | Broadcasting Brain — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:00:52 +0000

[...] the Maslow hierarchy of human needs earlier this week, we looked at both the basic needs of physiology, safety, and love/belonging and our needs for esteem. If you follow Maslow’s theories (and some people don’t, by the way), [...]