Facebook gets in game with new sports hub
Facebook announced a drive Thursday to be a place for sports with a new online hub for news and sharing on sporting events.
Internet
Jan 21, 2016
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Academia opens 'Sessions' to general audience
Academic social network site Academia.edu has opened a feature called 'Sessions' to a general audience after months of testing it with a small group of users. The feature is intended to serve as an avenue for writers of research ...
Positive comments on social media found to influence potential voters
When Facebook users see favorable comments on the social media site about a political candidate, those opinions positively influence their own views of the politician, while unfavorable comments have a negative effect, according ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2015
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How influential are peer reactions to posts on Facebook news channels?
An experiment to determine the effects of positive and negative user comments to items posted by media organizations on Facebook news channels showed, surprisingly, that the influence of user comments varied depending on ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2015
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Opinion: Sexism in video gaming is just another form of bullying
Many people have experienced harassment or bullying online. However, the victims of such harassment are disproportionately women.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2015
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What will climate be like in 2100? Expect surprises, says new study
The world's leading scientists, politicians and even the pope are agreed that the world is warming thanks to human activities. Yet despite this, extreme cold weather still happens. The unusually chilly UK winter of 2009/10, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2015
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Commenters exposed to prejudiced comments more likely to display prejudice themselves
Comment sections on websites continue to be an environment for trolls to spew racist opinions. The impact of these hateful words shouldn't have an impact on how one views the news or others, but that may not be the case. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2015
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UK Nobel laureate resigns over remarks about 'girls' in labs (Update)
British Nobel Prize-winning scientist Tim Hunt has resigned from his post at University College London over controversial comments he made about female scientists.
Other
Jun 11, 2015
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High court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates.
Internet
Jun 1, 2015
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Anonymous app Secret shutting down
Secret, a smartphone app that gained notoriety for allowing users to make anonymous comments to friends and nearby people, said Wednesday it was shutting down after just 16 months.
Internet
Apr 29, 2015
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