Why Bad News Is Good News
Consuming bad news is evolutionarily adaptive, but the nature of the social Web might limit its supply.
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When Racist Cops Blog
A blog hosting posts from former and current New York City officers reinforces the worst kinds of stereotypes.
The Internet’s Terms of Service
In Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, Jacob Silverman provides a measured analysis of the Internet's first 25 years and a cautious look at its future.
Subsisting on the Faves
Posting teen angst poetry and being part of an active commenting community helped Christine Friar digest the garden-variety pain of growing up, and—unbeknownst to her at the time—curbed the loneliness of being raised by one sick parent and one caretaker parent.
Facebook Would Like a Monopoly on Your Entire Life
What do we stand to lose when we gain big convenient platforms?
Survey: The State of Adjunct Professors
In our new survey, 62 percent of adjuncts say they make less than $20,000 a year from teaching, and 88 percent say working with students is their favorite part.
Making Advertisements Splash in a Saturated World
Sometimes, the best stuff shocks its audience, but brands are still figuring out the smartest way to navigate the scrum of the viral age.
Mounting a Critique of Online Identity, in Person
Physically co-present with the sociologist Nathan Jurgenson during a break from his battle to dismantle the artificial barrier we’ve raised between life online and in the outside world.
Jason Collins, Revisited
A new study explores how newspapers and social media framed a historic first.
