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Predicting collective online behaviour
Jun 14, 2013 18:56
A new study shows that small websites, in terms of daily user flux based on number of clicks, have a disproportionally high...
You’re so vain: U-M study links social media and narcissism
Jun 11, 2013 18:57
Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone, according to a new University of Michigan study exploring how social media...
New tasks become as simple as waving a hand with brain-computer interfaces
Jun 11, 2013 18:53
Small electrodes placed on or inside the brain allow patients to interact with computers or control robotic limbs simply...
Making sense of patterns in the Twitterverse
Jun 7, 2013 19:34
If you think keeping up with what’s happening via Twitter, Facebook and other social media is like drinking from a...
Facebook: A confidence boost for first-gen college students
Jun 7, 2013 19:31
Facebook connections can help first-generation college applicants believe in their abilities to both apply to school and...
Facebook shines light on the merging of identities in romantic relationships
Jun 7, 2013 18:54
Facebook profiles have been found to correspond closely with real-life. The social networking website can be used to measure...
Meeting online leads to happier and more enduring marriages
Jun 3, 2013 22:41
More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research at the University of Chicago,...
Twitter a popular source for vaccination information, debate
May 30, 2013 17:43
Twitter is a popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, and also a basically reliable one,...
Twitter may become less interactive and more an advertising broadcast medium
May 29, 2013 17:42
Popular social media site Twitter may eventually resemble a broadcast medium like television or radio, with users reading...
Driving and hands-free talking lead to spike in errors
May 26, 2013 20:37
Talking on a hands-free device while behind the wheel can lead to a sharp increase in errors that could imperil other drivers...
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