Obesity is a big problem that needs big solutions, and Facebook may be coming to the rescue.
Your Facebook ‘Likes’ May Be More Revealing Than You Think
A study shows that what you ‘like’ on Facebook can predict, with remarkable accuracy, everything from your race to your sexual orientation, political affiliation and personality type.
How Facebook Improves Memory
Checking status updates on Facebook may be just the distraction your memory needs.
Just Say No to Facebook: A Dad Pays His Daughter to Stop the Social-Media Madness
Do some kids need a break from Facebook?
Why Facebook Makes You Feel Bad About Yourself
No surprise — those Facebook photos of your friends on vacation or celebrating a birthday party can make you feel lousy.
Achoo, It’s You! Facebook App Points the Finger at Flu Spreaders
You’ve gotten your flu vaccine and you wash your hands regularly. But you still need protection from those flu-ridden friends on your social network.
Why You’re More Likely to Remember A Facebook Status Than a Face
Our online musings may not be so ephemeral after all
Get Out the Friend Vote: How Facebook Spurred 340,000 Extra Votes in 2010
A single message on Facebook can directly change users’ behavior — and more importantly, that of their friends and their friends of friends
The Ultimate Cute Kitty Video: A Cat Kaleidoscope Eases a Girl’s Cancer Ordeal
A kitty video to melt all hearts — even those of non-cat-lovers
Who Wields the Most Influence on Facebook?
When it comes to social influence, what type of people lead and who follows? It’s a question pondered by parents and marketing companies alike. Researchers at NYU sought to figure it out by tracking more than a million users on …
Baby Contest: Couples Compete for Free IVF — Is This Exploitation or Generosity?
Last week, the Sher Fertility Institute selected three couples out of 45 who had submitted personal, emotionally wrenching videos in order to win a free IVF cycle. For one judge, choosing her favorites felt like “playing God”
Facebook for First-Graders? The Social Media Giant Looks to Welcome Kids Under 13
Fighting a losing battle against age restrictions, Facebook is developing technology to allow young children to use the site legitimately. Would you let your elementary-schooler join the Facebook nation?
Why We Talk About Ourselves: The Brain Likes It
Science has now proved what kindergarten teachers, reality-show fans and Catholic priests discover anew every day: humans can’t help talking about themselves. It just feels too good.