Social scientists seek technology’s human side

This One from SFGate takes a look at Patterns of online interactivity — from how many posts you make on a discussion group to how long you take to answer an e-mail. Researchers are finding this says a lot about the people typing the messages.

Meanwhile, News.com takes a peek at sociologist Marc Smith. Thanks to his expertise Microsoft is keeping a close eye on newsgroups and other public e-mail lists, which it has identified as the Internet’s undervalued “knowledge management application.” Read Microsoft watches for more.