If the site is increasingly where people are getting their news, what could the company do without taking up the mantle of being a final arbiter of truth?
There is a link between online social networking technologies and increased risky sexual behaviour.
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Only a small percentage of people actually contribute to online social discussions.
Shifts in our communication infrastructures have reshaped the very possibilities of social order driven by markets and commercial exploitation.
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Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science
Capitalism has become focused on expanding the proportion of social life that is open to data collection and processing – as if the social itself has become the new target of capitalism’s expansion.
Good investment? What do your friends think?
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On Twitter’s 10th birthday, we look at how researchers have used the platform for a range of studies, from predicting the next flu outbreak to identifying the happiest city in America.
Who’s more likely to help you find a job, your close friends or the casual acquaintance you see at the gym? An examination of Facebook friends offers some clues.
Keep your friends close, keep your acquaintances closer.
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Social isolation in old age is a significant social concern. It is linked to a range of health problems and, in extreme cases, it can lead to people growing old and dying alone.
Has Facebook found a potential new business venture?
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The social network giant is developing new software that could be used to help personalise learning in schools. It’s a move that should have some worried they could lose business.
Young people are natives to social media, but is that a bad thing?
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Park Thaichon, S P Jain School of Global Management e Sara Quach, Swinburne University of Technology
By bidding the price of unhealthy food down, fast food marketers are normalising everyday consumption.
Dire predictions on the future of children’s brains are shocking, not least because of how flimsy the evidence is to support these views.
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Baseless claims about the damage done to kids’ development create needless panic. And they distract from legitimate, evidence-based concerns with which parents need to engage.