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Your Online Profile Actually Tells a Lot About You

Posted by timothy on from the explains-my-dating-life dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Despite all the media reports that your Facebook profile is giving the wrong impression, a psychological study shows people really can understand your personality from your online profile. Turns out you're not giving the wrong impression with your profile; you're giving the right impression to the wrong people. You can actually learn more about someone's Agreeableness from their online profile than from a first date."

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  1. Re:Duh by story645 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got no qualms about posting my name to stupid comments, why would I bother going through the hassle of logging out and back in.

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  2. Re:Of course this assumes that when you filled it by TriezGamer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What the hell is with the moderation lately?

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