In the early days of the internet, the view that it would liberate, inform and empower people as a force for good was widely held. But following a series of scandals, where […]
Taming Big Tech, According To London School Of Economics
Giving Up Facebook Leads To a Drop in the Stress-related Hormone Cortisol, Study finds
Quitting Facebook for five days was associated with a drop in the stress hormone cortisol, according to a preliminary study published in the Journal of Social Psychology. “I have been a Facebook user […]
Facebook Data Breach Teaches Firms a Competitive Lesson
The world’s most dominant social media player has apologised, but will it change? The Cambridge Analytica scandal may have cost Facebook its top five rating in the S&P 500 market cap club, […]
Research Finds Social Media Users Actually Wind Down, Not Up
Contrary to conventional wisdom, people tend to wind down rather than whip themselves into a frenzy while browsing Facebook and Twitter, according to a prize-winning dissertation by a newly minted Ph.D. from […]
Do Search Ads Really Work?
More than a century ago, the department store magnate John Wanamaker famously complained about his inability to gauge the effectiveness of the money he spent on advertising. Since then, technologies such as […]
The World’s Social Media Habits Uncovered In New UCL Study
Why do we post selfies in England and footies in Chile? Why is social media considered a distraction to education in rural China, yet a valuable learning aid in Brazil? And how […]
Why Do Chronically Lonely Teens Stay Lonely?
Some adolescents respond to social situations in ways that may perpetuate rather than reduce their feelings of loneliness. They tend to attribute social inclusion to coincidence, and blame some personal flaw when they are […]
Facebook Data Suggests People From Higher Social Class Have Fewer International Friends
New study using Facebook network data, including a dataset of over 57 billion friendships, shows correlation between higher social class and fewer international friendships. Researchers say results support ideas of ‘restricting social […]
The Upworthy Don: Formulas That Drive Google, Klout, Facebook Help Drexel Researchers Understand Organized Cybercrime
by Drexel University News Notorious gangsters Al Capone and Carlo Gambino were famously done in by tax evasion charges. John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” was given up by a confidant. While the […]
Can YouTube And Instagram Contribute To Classroom Learning?
by Concordia University “No Facebooking in class!” is a refrain often heard by high school teens. But new research from Concordia proves that social media can be a powerful educational device — […]
UH Study Links Facebook Use To Depressive Symptoms
by Melissa Carroll | University of Houston The social media site, Facebook, can be an effective tool for connecting with new and old friends. However, some users may find themselves spending quite a […]
The Future of Print: Newspapers Struggle to Survive in the Age of Technology
The news industry has had a rough decade. Print readership is steadily declining, newspapers are closing, and journalists with decades of experience are being laid off. In response, major newspapers have made […]
