While Facebook has many positive outcomes, such as increased social interaction and proven self-esteem boosts, it also can create potentially negative issues for interpersonal relationships.
Twitter is seen as a major social media tool and cultural influence, but does it play as large of a role as everyone believes? Research by Northwestern University finds that Twitter is mainly used by those who are interested in celebrity and entertainment news, and that only 17.8 percent of college students actually used Twitter in 2010.
Arab television networks, such as Al Jazeera, have been long thought to only be developing anti-American sentiments among viewers, but researchers of a new study at Ohio State University say this thinking is too simplistic.
Professors are adapting the way they educate to keep up with technology’s rapid changes. Social media is not a tool that was always used in the academic world, but as our world embraces sites like Facebook and Twitter more everyday, academia has seen it as an opportunity to grow the ways in which they teach and collaborate.
Violent video games have long been believed to influence aggressive behavior and desensitize its users. A new study from the University of Missouri finds evidence which supports this theory.
Recent valuations of social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others like them have led some to believe they are over-valued. Is this the 1999 dot com bust all over again?
A study published in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science, reveals interesting insights into how breaking rules of social behavior influences perceived power. The study found that those who smiled less, talked louder, and interrupted others were perceived to be more powerful.
A recent study published in the journal Psychological Science finds beliefs in global warming are influenced by daily local temperatures. The findings reveal that on warm days people have stronger beliefs in global warming and on cold days they have weaker beliefs.
Lingering glances may not always be due to attraction, say scientists. According to a study, prolonged gazes may mean you are the subject of nasty gossip.
Pixable is a photo discovery app which analyzed 500,000 profiles to find out some interesting statistics on Facebook profile pictures, which they have complied into this infographic.
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