From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Minnesota have released a new study that uses statistical data to help understand the motivations behind Pinterest…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via EurekAlert!: The photo-sharing application Instagram is used by millions of people around the world daily. In the media, the social media phenomenon is sometimes dismissed as trivial…
From the University of Luxembourg press release via AlphaGalileo: The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg…
From the University of Copenhagen press release via ScienceDaily: Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers. But these information technologies can mislead us…
From the Oxford press release via HealthCanal: Too much social media activity may damage strong relationships, according to a new study by Dr Bernie Hogan of the Oxford Internet Institute. The study found increasing use…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: With nearly one billion users worldwide, Facebook has become a daily activity for hundreds of millions of people. Because so many people engage with the website…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: The widespread use of media among college students – from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook – may be taking an academic…
From the Cornell University press release via Newswise: Facebook profiles reassure our self-worth because they offer a place where we can display the personal characteristics and relationships we value most, says a Cornell University communication…
From the BYU press release via EurekAlert!: When it comes to posting on social media sites, there are few areas of our lives that are off limits. We post about eating, working, playing, hunting, quilting…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Intense Facebook usage is found to have a positive effect on psychological well-being. A recent study in Behaviour & Information Technology investigated the role Facebook use…