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What's on your mind?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Donald Patterson, director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, discusses social media and its future.
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Facebook or MySpace, youths' use reflect face-to-face interactions
Though parents often have concerns about letting their teens use social media Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, a new study by University of Virginia psychologists suggests that well-adapted youth with positive friendships ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Informal social networks better at encouraging Hispanics to prepare for disasters, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lay health teachers who engaged Hispanics inside their social networks were more effective than mailers at encouraging participants to prepare disaster plans.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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No More 'Social Media,' More Single Log-ins for Multiple Platforms
(PhysOrg.com) -- As more people use social media platforms, they will begin moving away from using the term 'social media' in the new year, predicts Dr. Karla Gower, associate professor of advertising and public relations.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'
The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character
(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Television has less effect on education about climate change than other forms of media
Worried about climate change and want to learn more? You probably aren't watching television then. A new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Xiaoquan Zhao suggests that watching television has no significant ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2009 |
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NBA prohibits use of Twitter, Facebook during games
The National Basketball Association is initiating new social media guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative
Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Tweet for hire: More big businesses hire tweeters
(AP) -- People around the world interact with Alecia Dantico all day. Usually, though, they don't know whether she's young or old, male or female.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Study finds Web no equalizer for civic engagement
(AP) -- Unlike some people have hoped, the Internet hasn't led to big changes in the socio-economic makeup of Americans engaged in civic activities, a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds.
Sep 01, 2009 |
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How Stuff Works: Social networking
For the last two years, the amount of buzz and discussion around sites like Facebook and Twitter has been deafening. And lately the headlines have been especially interesting.
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Twitter forcing a strategy switch for businesses
Brand power takes on a whole new meaning on Twitter, where more than a million people follow Sockington, a tweeting feline who muses about litter boxes and salmon.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Some NFL teams clamp down on tweets
(AP) -- The only tweets during the Miami Dolphins scrimmage Saturday will come from the officials' whistles.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Twitter ain't cool, British teenager tells global investors
A 15-year-old Briton has set the financial world abuzz with a research note penned for a major US bank in which he reveals teenagers' media habits -- including that Twitter is just not cool.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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