Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Society & Culture - Aug 27, 2012 16:13 - 2 Comments
Technology makes talking tricky for co-parents
U. MISSOURI (US) — Communicating through email, texting, and social media can make co-parenting harder for some divorced and separated couples, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 8, 2012 11:57 - 1 Comment
Less is more when star Olympians endorse
VANDERBILT (US) — When it comes to using a celebrity or famous athlete to endorse a product, the less people know about their personal opinions, the better. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 6, 2012 10:03 - 3 Comments
Facebook popularity may hurt good causes
U. WARWICK (UK) — People with more Facebook friends are less likely to share information about charitable causes, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 2, 2012 10:28 - 13 Comments
For US youth, political action is online
U. CHICAGO (US) — A new survey of US youth offers the most complete picture to date of how young people are using new media to participate in politics. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 19, 2012 12:06 - 1 Comment
New moms who blog may feel less alone
PENN STATE (US) — New mothers who read and write blogs may feel less alone than mothers who do not participate in a blogging community, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 14, 2012 8:45 - 1 Comment
‘Seeds’ are key to viral marketing on YouTube
UC DAVIS (US) — Choosing an influential person to “seed” a video is essential to “buzz” marketing on YouTube, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 22, 2012 16:30 - 1 Comment
Women dubbed ‘Twitterati’ of Arab Spring
RICE (US) — During the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, young women in the region used social media and cyberactivism to carve out central roles in the revolutionary struggles under way in their countries. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 7, 2012 15:35 - 4 Comments
With foursquare, ‘Livehoods’ redraw city limits
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — The millions of “check-ins” generated by foursquare, the location-based social network, allow researchers to create a dynamic view of a city’s workings and character. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 16, 2012 11:20 - 0 Comments
Internet hype may blur fiction-fact line
PENN STATE (US) — Sophisticated communication technologies that offer access to more information may not necessarily lead to intelligent use of it, a new book argues. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 4, 2012 10:42 - 4 Comments
Facebook brush-off as bad as real thing
PENN STATE (US) — Being excluded on Facebook or on other online social media sites may be just as bad as being left out in person. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 15, 2012 11:09 - 2 Comments
Do cell phones kill our desire to connect?
U. MARYLAND (US) — Though cell phones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may actually make users less socially minded. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 2, 2012 11:03 - 2 Comments
Top Super Bowl ads, like Young Vader, tell a story
VANDERBILT (US) — Although shock can create a splash, research shows Super Bowl ads with a storyline score big. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 27, 2012 12:16 - 3 Comments
Social skills suffer when tweens multitask
STANFORD (US) — Tween girls who spend endless hours multitasking on digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 26, 2012 13:06 - 0 Comments
Autism: Kids prefer solo, not social, screen time
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / U. MISSOURI (US) — Children with autism tend to spend their “screen time” alone, as opposed to using social media. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 28, 2011 12:10 - 0 Comments
Consumers too wily for traditional ads?
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Traditional product advertising—full-page magazine ads and 30-second television commercials—may be going the way of the rotary phone. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 13:03 - 0 Comments
Parents help underage kids join Facebook
NYU (US) — Many parents know their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site’s age restrictions and often even help them join the site, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2011 12:19 - 3 Comments
OMG! Twitter has roots in the 17th century
STANFORD (US) — The explosion of information via social media is nothing new. Europeans were similarly bombarded with an avalanche of new communication forms during the 17th and 18th centuries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 20, 2011 8:20 - 0 Comments
Skype flaw exposes users’ location, identity
NYU (US) — Flaws in Skype and similar Internet phone systems could potentially disclose the identities, locations, and even digital files of hundreds of millions of users, a new study finds. (more…)
