News tagged with social status
Social status promotes faster wound healing in wild baboons
Turns out it's not bad being top dog, or in this case, top baboon.
May 21, 2012 |
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Facebook's $16 billion IPO one of world's largest (Update)
(AP) -- Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street.
May 17, 2012 |
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Female terrorists' bios belie stereotypes, study finds
Much like their male counterparts, female terrorists are likely to be educated, employed and native residents of the country where they commit a terrorist act, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 15, 2012 |
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Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reach
(AP) -- Poor Instagram users. First, their beloved photo-sharing application moves from iPhone-only exclusivity to the Android phone masses. A week later, Facebook swallows up the tiny startup behind the ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Lawmakers concerned by US social media monitoring
US lawmakers expressed concern on Thursday over the monitoring of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter by the Department of Homeland Security.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Social-networking rivals offer workaround for Google social search
Google's social-networking rivals have apparently teamed up to offer users a tool that allows them to avoid the integration of Google's core search business and Google+.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Young Indians in social network 'fatigue'
India's urban youth are suffering social-media "fatigue," prompting a number to delete their Facebook and other accounts, according to a new study.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Traditional social networks fueled Twitter's spread
We've all heard it: The Internet has flattened the world, allowing social networks to spring up overnight, independent of geography or socioeconomic status. Who needs face time with the people around you when ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Property tax confusion pokes Facebook in Oregon
(AP) -- The promise of lucrative tax breaks helped persuade Facebook to build a data center in one of Oregon's most economically depressed counties. Now, the state and the company are in a dispute over how much Facebook ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Friendster evolves to escape Facebook's shadow
(AP) -- Faded social networking site Friendster will soon delete nearly a decade's worth of user photos, blog entries and other data in a revamp to set it apart from Facebook, a company official said Thursday.
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Facebook looks to cash in on user data
Julee Morrison has been obsessed with Bon Jovi since she was a teenager. So when paid ads for fan sites started popping up on the 41-year-old Salt Lake City blogger's Facebook page, she was thrilled. She described herself ...
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Facebook tries out targeted ads
Facebook is testing a new system that instantly targets ads based on the content of members' wall posts and status updates, as the social network joins a growing list of Internet companies working with advertisers to market ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression
(AP) -- Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Who's the boss? Americans respond faster to those with high social status
Who do you look at in a group photo? If you're like most adults, you'll look at yourself first — unless your boss is also in the picture.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Leadership success linked to social status
(PhysOrg.com) -- People tend to follow leaders they perceive as high-status individuals and typically reject the take-charge efforts of people considered lower-status or misfits, according to a research team that included ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 08, 2011 |
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