Tag: social networks

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 suggests contact networks have no influence on cooperation among individuals

From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Zaragoza theoretically predict, in a scientific study, that… 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 »

Study suggests perceptions of size of social network may affect employment prospects for those facing job loss

From the University of Michigan press release by Bernie DeGroat: When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller… 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 »