Tag: social networks

Study suggests social ties help drive user content generation that leads to online ad revenue growth

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From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: A research study on online social networks reveals that networking sites can drive advertising revenue by encouraging the density of social… Read more »

Study suggests optimal social networking strategy depends on socioeconomic conditions

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. These… Read more »

Study suggests using online social networks can lower self-control in some

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users,… Read more »

Study examines social networks, finds proximity still key to likelihood of developing friendships

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From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) press release via ScienceDaily: The closer you live to another person, the more likely you are to be friends with them despite the growing… Read more »

Study examines role of computer communications in psychotic symptoms

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From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual… Read more »

Study suggests post-breakup Facebook surveillance can delay emotional recovery

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From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that… Read more »

Study suggests Facebook profile pictures influence perceived attractiveness

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From the University of Missouri press release via ScienceDaily: Around the world, more than 850 million people use Facebook regularly to communicate. More and more employers also are using Facebook… Read more »

Study suggests amount of time spent on social networking sites inversely correlated with physical activity levels

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From the University of Ulster press release via ScienceDaily: Time spent on social networking sites comes at the expense of other activities — including physical activity, new research by the… Read more »