social media

It seems like social media is taking over our lives.

If you've been on Facebook or Twitter today, you've undoubtedly noticed several people changing their profile picture to a red equal sign that is spreading rapidly around the web. What is this supposed to signify?

I am intrigued with people's Facebook behavior.  It's  a big social experiment that you can watch unfold.  Facebook has become it's own world with it's own unwritten rules.  See for yourself if you find yourself obligated to do these things:

I found a site today that really shows how stupid people can be.  It's an experiment that uses internet search tools on social media sites and pull status updates, tweets, foursquare check in's, and other social media apps to show you how visible you are.

When you’re tweeting or posting on Facebook, you’re probably not thinking about the  Department of Homeland Security. But as it turns out, it may very well be thinking about you.

Over the past month or so, Pinterest has taken the internet by storm, with the pinboard-style photo sharing platform proving to be especially popular with women. So does that mean there is space in the cyberverse for a Pinterest-like site geared toward men? Enter Manteresting, which is described as a place where men 1) get inspired by awesome content; 2) share manly things with the community; and

These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody. According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.

A study released Friday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project finds that when it comes to social networks, women tend to be a lot less friendly than men.

Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with. According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.

While not quite up to the buzz the O.J. verdict created, the surprise verdict today with Casey Anthony has created a lot of emotion and people aren't afraid to voice their opinions.   To say that social media got a little worked up over the Casey Anthony verdict would be like saying Facebook "has a few users" or Twitter "is home to an occasional misspelling." ...