Tag: social media

Researcher looks at effect of digital media on how kids learn

From the UC Irvine press release: Mizuko “Mimi” Ito spends a lot of time “geeking out” at her computer. She plays video games, trolls the Internet, chats, and visits social… Read more »

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 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 looks at correlation between narcissism and certain Facebook behaviours

From the Western Illinois University press release via Newswise: When Darth Vader was introduced as the dark side of the Force in the first installment of the original trilogy, “Star… Read more »