From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via EurekAlert!: A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other…
From the USC press release via EurekAlert!: Most people call it the “art” of persuasion, but public health researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are trying to pinpoint the “science” behind social influence.…
From the Centre for Appearance Research press release via HealthCanal: Adolescent girls, who spend long periods each day on the internet, engaging and communicating on social media, are more likely to suffer low self-esteem and…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via Physorg: Over 60 per cent of Swedish young people today have a smartphone, and in addition to telephoning and messaging, they use them to communicate via social…
From the University of Georgia press release: People love social networks. That’s the obvious conclusion from Facebook’s 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most visited sites on the web,…
From the University of Bath press release via HealthCanal: A study by psychologists in the Department of Psychology has found there is a widening gap between the way men and women use the internet. The…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: New mothers who read and write blogs may feel less alone than mothers who do not participate in a blogging community, according to family studies researchers.…
From the UC Davis press release: When it comes to marketing via video sharing on social media, choosing an influential person to “seed” a video is essential — but video quality isn’t all that important.…
From the Monash University press release via Physorg: Almost one third of employees use Facebook at work but aren’t too worried about being tracked by their employers, according to a study released this week. The…
From the Ohio State University press release: A small, exploratory study suggests that many first-time parents – particularly mothers – actually increase the amount of time they spend on Facebook after the birth of their…