Why Facebook Wants You to Have More Friends
Like a kind of social Ponzi scheme, the secret of social media is attracting more and more friends — to leverage more and more friends.
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When Facebook Is Your Medical Record
Emerging research suggests kids' social network postings reflect their real-life behavior. Should that information be used in their medical care?
What Will 10/10/10 Add Up To?
Abandoning sticks and taking up carrots, those concerned about climate change got a little sweaty on Oct. 10. Ecologist and blogger Kristian Beadle argues their Global Work Party had genuine results.
The Gadget in the Gray Flannel Suit
Generation S and the coming humanization of the digital revolution.
How Truthy is the Twitter Torrent?
Just in time for midterms, cyber-epidemiologists create a tool to examine the questionable memes making the rounds on Twitter.
Zuckerberg Rules!
"The Social Network" is a film about Facebook's founding, true, but in many ways it's also a story of American meritocracy trumping European-style aristocracy.
Facebook Friendships Based on Assumptions
New research finds people tend to assume their Facebook friends agree with their political views — and they’re wrong much more often than they realize.
The Magnetic Appeal of a Meaningful Life
A sense one’s life has meaning increases one’s allure in social situations, according to new research.
How Congress Uses Twitter
In Congress, Republicans outnumber Democrats on Twitter 2 to 1, according to a diagram that looks at Tweets from both sides of the aisle.
The Next Apollo Project in 140 Characters
Innovators are being asked to friend Uncle Sam as the next good ideas for the government are being sought through social networks.