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Category Archives: Social Media
How Are Mobile Phones Changing Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application
23 Facts About Kids And Technology You Might Not Know
The Huffington Post, the first commercially run, United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize, recently published a post on a study about kids‘ use of social media … Continue reading
Social Media Addiction Disorder – [INFOGRAPHIC]
In 2012 researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway developed and published a Facebook Addiction Scale to measure the addiction to social media based on the six core elements … Continue reading
Protecting Your Privacy – Information And Tools Offered By Microsoft
„Your Privacy is Our Priority“ is one of Microsoft’s slogans. To support consumers in the protection of their online information Microsoft provides a wide range of resources – of course … Continue reading
Research Shows That Females And Males Manage Social Networks In Different Ways
Are females and males managing their social networks networks in different ways? New quantitative research shows details of the differences. Here is the abstract of the study by … Continue reading
How Social Workers can fight Cyberbullying
Rena Malai, member of the news staff of the American National Association of Social Workers (NASW), shared her thoughts about on- and offline bullying. Here are the statements I find … Continue reading
How young people use social media and social networks for sexual health communication
Researchers from Australia explored how young people use social media and social networks for sexual health communication. Here is the abstract of the article publishes in the The International Journal … Continue reading
Feelings in a Flash – An Android App For Kids To Track And Share Their Moods
Feeling in a Flash is an Android app by teens and for teens that enables children to track and share their feelings with friends on Facebook. The free app helps … Continue reading
Social Media Use of Older Adults: A Mini-Review
Social Media Use of Older Adults: A Mini-ReviewLeist A.K. Gerontology (DOI: 10.1159/000346818) Abstract Background: Maintaining social relationshipshas been defined as a core element of aging well. With a considerable amount of older … Continue reading
