Is social media really social?

Hyphos has been an incredible experiment aimed at utilizing technology to enable a greater social connectivity. We have over 1,000 users at UCLA and UConn signed up and using the site, but we’re still working hard to understand the underlying social dynamics taking place. How can we better bridge the online-offline gap? Which types of users are most adamant about meeting others, and are their needs being met? How will our mobile deployment make the process even better?

Luckily, like a good science experience, we have a number of really fun and innovative ideas we’ll be pushing in the ensuing weeks. In the meantime, I’ll posit this illustration and ask you, are you content with the current world of social media?  Email us at ideas@hyphos.com or post on our facebook wall if you want to share your thoughts.

text: “I used to call people, then I got into e-mailing, then texting, and now I just ignore everyone.”