Browsing around when you’re bored on Facebook isn’t nearly as rewarding as searching for a specific friend, group or event, according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Now that some 350 million people worldwide have Facebook accounts, more researchers are eager to learn what the social, emotional and
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Given the online forum of Facebook to create whatever public persona you’d like, it would seem logical that people might portray an idealized version of themselves—putting up their most attractive photos, editing down their thoughts to the most clever and pithy before posting them in a status update, carefully choosing favorite books
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The internet and cell phones are bringing people together, not tearing us apart—at least, according to a new survey released today by the Pew Internet and American Life project. The research followed up a shocking 2006 study, which found that American social networks were rapidly contracting and that 25% of Americans reported that …
This may come as no surprise to regular users of Facebook, but students who are heavy users of the social-networking tool tend to report more jealousy toward their romantic partners than students who use the site less often.
In a new Canadian study, 308 students aged 17 to 24 were asked about the time they spend on Facebook, their …
