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02/04/2012

Good opportunities for those interested in large online social networks

The Mathematics and Computer Science Department and the Psychology Department of Suffolk University are committed to high quality education. Both departments encourage junior faculty members to conduct research and collaborate within/among our departments, and elsewhere. We believe a good educator s...

Google+ and privacy
01/26/2012

Google+ and privacy

ON JANUARY 28th each year, governments and companies in America, Canada and across the European Union come together to promote “Data Privacy Day”.

11/29/2011

Privacy debates, will they ever end?

Under the settlement, Facebook has agreed to get user approval before making any privacy changes.

A new characteristic of the networked age?
10/14/2011

A new characteristic of the networked age?

A Hong Kong student went from being an unknown graphic designer to an Internet sensation before becoming the object of derision over an image of Steve Jobs that he produced.

The power of social media...
10/11/2011

The power of social media...

If you’ve ever wanted to visit Japan, this may be your chance. In a desperate attempt to lure tourists back to a country plagued by radiation fears and constant earthquakes, the Japan Tourism Agency’s proposed an unprecedented campaign – 10,000 free roundtrip tickets. The catch is, you need to publi...

collective action spreading globally?
09/29/2011

collective action spreading globally?

Protesters around the world have something in common: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional politicians and the democratic political process they preside over.

Another privacy concern from facebook.
09/28/2011

Another privacy concern from facebook.

After an Australian hacker pointed out the issue, Facebook has altered its logout process to address concerns that it can still stalk users after they log out.

Enhancing self-presentation or blurring front-stage and back-stage behavior?
09/23/2011

Enhancing self-presentation or blurring front-stage and back-stage behavior?

AT FACEBOOK, they like to call it “Zuckerberg’s Law”. This is the notion, promoted by Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, that the amount of stuff that people share roughly doubles every year.

Social media are transforming the next generation?
09/19/2011

Social media are transforming the next generation?

A study from the Knight Foundation found a correlation between student use of social media like Facebook and Twitter and their 'greater support for free expression rights.' Read this blog post by Larry Magid on For the Record Podcast.

09/19/2011

Demise of physical media, or rise of digital/social media?

Following the recent backlash, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings makes amends by drawing a deeper line in the sand.

A real glimpse of the digital divide for senior citizens
09/15/2011

A real glimpse of the digital divide for senior citizens

Trying to learn how to use their new computer!

Complex contagion of information -- Implication to health behavior
09/12/2011

Complex contagion of information -- Implication to health behavior

Scientists have long thought that social networks, which features many distant connections, or long ties, produces large-scale changes most quickly. But in a new study, Damon Centola, an assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has reached a different conclusion: Individuals are mo...

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