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Archive for the ‘Social Networking’ Category
Social networks influence health behaviors
Scientists have long thought that social networks, which features many distant connections, or long ties, produces large-scale changes most quickly. But in a new study, Damon Centola, an assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has reached a different conclusion: Individuals are more likely to acquire new health practices while living in networks with dense clusters of connections — that is, when in close contact with people they already know well.
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Older adults embracing social media technology
While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools.
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Some Difference Between Men’s and Women’s Use of Social Networking Websites
A study published in Individual Differences Research in 2010 has found some differences between the reasons college-aged men and women provide for using Myspace and Facebook.
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Teens from Low-Income Urban Areas Use Instant Messaging Less and MySpace More
According to a study conducted by Shanyang Zhao in 2007, inner-city teens are more likely to use MySpace and less likely to use instant messaging (IM) than middle-income suburban teens.
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Similarity of Ratings of Likability in Face-to-Face Conversations and Facebook Profiles
Research conducted at Tufts University in Massachusetts suggests that people rated on likability in face-to-face interactions also tend to be rated similarly on the basis of their Facebook profile.
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College Students Use Facebook to Portray A Particular Image of Themselves
Male college students are much more likely to report having a “sexually appealing, wild, or offensive” Facebook profile than female college students, according to research published in the Journal of Education for Business in 2010.
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Religious Affiliation and Relationship Status on Facebook
According to research published in CyberPsychology & Behavior, Facebook users that disclose their religious affiliation are more likely to also list themselves as being single.
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The Facebook GPA Correlation Debate
In May of 2009, First Monday, a peer-reviewed journal of Internet-related research, published a study that examined the relationship between Facebook use and student’s GPA score. The study was conducted in response to a “media sensation” concerning an unpublished study that found Facebook use might be related to lower GPA scores in college.
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Social Norms Play Important Role in Privacy Settings on Social Networking Sites
Social norms may play a role in the choice of privacy settings on social networking sites, according to research published in the Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace in 2010.
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Psychosocial Benefits of Blogging on MySpace.com
Blogging on MySpace may have psychosocial benefits, according to research conducted by James Baker & Susan Moore. The study was published in the journal CyberPsychology & Behavior in 2008.
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