Tag: social media
Kids say life would be happier without social media
Survey of 5,000 high schoolers in England: Many of them are disillusioned by social media, because of online abuse & fake news.
Pokémon GO players are friendly people
People who play the wildly popular game are more physically active and likely to be experiencing positive emotions and nostalgia.
Sexual misconduct alleged at a Christian school
Charges of sexual misconduct against a female teacher surfaced a week ago at a Christian high school in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
In marketing, what’s a Facebook “like” worth?
Here's a causal study of the effects of "liking" a page or a company on Facebook. What does it do for a company to build up followers?
A high school eagerly gobbles up Snap Inc. stock
An exceedingly hot stock right now is Snap Inc. Founders of Snapchat, Generation Z, and even a high school in Calif. are making money.
Do genes predict how we use social media?
How we interact with social networks—look at info that reinforces or confronts our own viewpoint—may depend on our genes.
Nighttime social media use linked to well-being
Kids who wake up at night to check social media updates from their friends tend to be less happy and more tired in school and life.
Why tweets are no good for presidents
Donald Trump's tweets, particularly about the Russian hacking, reveal a low ability on his part to comprehend the depth of the problem.
People with purpose not as affected by a ‘like’
Whether you get excited or adopt a no-big-deal attitude when one of your posts goes viral depends on how much of a sense of purpose you have.
‘D. Rose’ guilty of murder in Chicago
A murderer of a Chicago teenager was convicted and faces up to 45 years. The victim was trying to make life better in his community.