Survey shows 63% of women on Facebook complain about Facebook friends complaining on Facebook A recent survey of 400 women who use Facebook shows that beneath the shallow camaraderie of social network friendship lies real people who can get annoyed by their friends. (Also see: Facebook more addictive than sex?) Read more on IT World
Survey shows 63% of women on Facebook complain about Facebook friends complaining on Facebook
April 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression
March 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression 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. Read more on Seattle Times
The truth about Twitter, Facebook and the uprisings in the Arab world
March 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
The truth about Twitter, Facebook and the uprisings in the Arab world Recent events in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt have been called ‘Twitter revolutions’ – but can social networking overthrow a government? Our correspondent reports from the Middle East on how activists are really using the web Think of the defining image of the uprisings in the [...]
What if Facebook Bought Twitter? The Companies Have Talked About It, Report Says
February 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
What if Facebook Bought Twitter? The Companies Have Talked About It, Report Says The Wall St. Journal reported today that both Facebook and Google have had low-level talks with Twitter about acquiring the fast growing social network. Nothing has come of it and the Journal focuses on the large sums of money being discussed: between [...]
Facebook explodes withcomments about Bates
Facebook explodes withcomments about Bates Area social media posts exploded following the announcement of Douglas High School Athletic Director Dan Bates death on Wednesday, February 16. The first Facebook posts began appearing later on Wednesday evening, but texts and tweets started being exchanged between students at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. They started only a short time [...]