Can Facebook Promote Safe Sex?
New research shows mixed results when high-risk teenagers are targeted with online public health initiatives.
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Predicting House Races by Weight of Tweet
With the presidential prediction game dreadfully same-y, surely there’s another constantly changing fix for political junkies. How about…
For Teens Online, Hundreds of ‘Friends’ and No One to Turn To
A tragic suicide underscores just how easy it is for teenagers to find trouble on the Web—and how hard it can be to escape the past.
Facebook at One Billion: Too Big to Fail?
With Zuckerberg’s Blob having now engulfed 10 figures worth of followers, it’s well worth reading this fascinating analysis…
Your Own Personal Voting Advisors
The new(ish) site PollVault.com (tagline “Elections made easy”) aims to use social media to help you go vote. They…
Ugly Facebook Photos? Blame Your Friends
Ladies, it may be no coincidence that unflattering photos of you keep showing up on your Facebook friends’…
Social Media – The U.S. Government’s Conflicted Response
The U.S. government has an awkward relationship with social media, praising its use in Egypt and suing in its use for WikiLeaks.
A Friends and Family Plan for the Flu
The Friendship Paradox may provide a handy predictor for whether a flu bug will result in a mass outbreak or a few cases of the sniffles.
Offline Values in an Online World
Looking at the social media tsunami, academics and journalists opine on whether we should be doing a threat assessment or kissing our BlackBerries.