The Hierarchy of Internet Needs

by Ethan Bloch on Sep 15, 2010
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Everyone has heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs, but do the famed psychologist’s theories hold for online life? Well, just as Maslow studied Einstein and Douglass to determine the motivations and curiosities of human, one too can study social networks to determine what drives online users to the act the ways they do.

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  • http://readysetawesome.com Chris

    I just threw up in my mouth little.

  • ben

    Pretty accurate

  • http://www.wikiwrimo.org Sushi

    This is eerily accurate. I’m somewhere between info-ego and self-acquisition. Is that a sign I take the Internet too seriously?

  • http://www.jennalanger.com JennaLanger

    I’m still thinking of ideas on how I can become a viral YouTube star, shooting me straight from info-ego to Viral Meme Nirvana. So far all I can come up with is kittens. Has that been done before? ;)

  • http://www.wikiwrimo.org Sushi

    @jennalanger Obviously you need to add some zombies, dinosaurs, or vampires to that. Instant viral fame.

  • JMattHicks

    @Sushi @jennalanger I’ve totally had the same thoughts. Too bad my #1 choice, an entire prison full of inmates doing the thriller dance in the middle of a court yard in orange jumpsuits, has already been taken. Then Antoine Dodson stole my other idea. I’m beginning to think Viral Meme Nirvana isn’t in the cards for me.

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    hi there!  I find this post good.  Awesome. How did you guys come up with this? May I ask if there are more details in every stage? Thank you

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