Tag: Facebook

Study suggests graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads

From the North Carolina State University press release: Are you connected to college friends on Facebook? Research from North Carolina State University shows that these social networks tend to form… Read more »

Study suggest millenials tend not to interact with brands on Facebook

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Millennials rarely visit brand pages on Facebook even after they become their “fan.” That’s what research by Marcia DiStaso, an assistant professor of… Read more »

Study looks at how the attractiveness of Facebook friends affects impressions of their friends

From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: A European study of students using online social networking shows that users tend to make new connections via their own more attractive friends… Read more »

Study seeks to track adolescent behaviour on Facebook

From the UT Dallas press release via EurekAlert!: A large-scale, long-term UT Dallas study focusing on adolescent friendships and electronic communication is expanding to include Facebook posts. A research team… Read more »

Study suggests Facebook profile photos may make bigger impression than text of profile

From the Ohio State University press release: In most cases, your profile photo on Facebook tells viewers what they need to know to form an impression of you – no… Read more »

Study examines effect of heavy social networking on body image in teenage girls

From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: As part of the NetGirls project, Flinders psychologist Dr Amy Slater has surveyed 1100 adolescent girls from 18 different high schools across… Read more »