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How students use social media for study
Students behave in different ways when it comes to using social media for academic purposes.
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An app that maps our ever changing moods
A new mobile phone app has been developed that attempts to track the user's level of happiness.
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Tweeters you follow are cooler than you
Statistical logic means that your lover has probably had more sexual partners than you. Similarly, at the gym, most of the other users train more frequently than you.
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What your Facebook page says about you
The pages people choose to 'like' on Facebook can provide an insight into their personality, new research has found.
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Facebook friends can boost social capital
Having many Facebook friends could help to boost a person's social capital, new research has suggested.
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The way to defeat online dating scams
Any efforts to tackle the problem of online dating scams should take the emotional state of the person being conned into account.
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How the young use social networking
Young adults are successfully maintaining a healthy balance of personal and electronic social networking.
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Why online bullying can be just as harmful
Both off and online bullying can have a marked impact on young people, new research has found.
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The internet and the way we see ourselves
Human identity is being redefined because of the internet, a new report has suggested.
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Social networking means happy staff
Morale in the workplace can be improved by allowing employees to take part in work-sponsored internal social networking sites.
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New milestones for our Research Digest
The Society’s Research Digest blog, edited by Dr Christian Jarrett, now broke the 25,000-follower barrier on Twitter this week and is also ju
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Can you fake your personality in photos?
Say you wanted your Facebook pic or Twitter avatar to convey to the world that you have a particular personality type, different from how you really are, would you be able to pose in a such a way to achieve this?
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Self-control and social media use
A person's level of self-control could be reduced through social network use.
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The unwritten rules of Facebook revealed
With over a billion users worldwide, Facebook has become a fundamental part of social life.
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Media multitasking and depression
Media multitasking has been connected with conditions including anxiety and depression, according to a new study.
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The psychology of online reviews studied
We used to rely on word-of-mouth or expert critics to help us choose our purchases, be that a planned holiday or a movie rental.
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Are people addicted to their mobile phones?
There's all sorts of alarmist talk in the media about people becoming addicted to their mobile phones, especially youngsters.
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Why happy children may be safer online
Since the dawn of the digital age, cyberbullying has become increasingly prevalent among schoolchildren and therefore has been the subject of numerous studies into antagonising behaviour among youths.
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Digital media make teens feel they belong
Teenagers are provided with a sense of belonging by using their mobile phones and visiting social networking websites.
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Bullying and mental health disorders
Children with mental health disorders may be more prone to bullying others, new research has suggested.
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Do women make more use of emoticons?
Women are more likely to express their feelings through emoticons in text messages than their male counterparts.
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How science fiction can help in class
Teachers could raise interest in their lessons by making more use of science fiction in the classroom.
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Sports journalists show bias on Twitter
Sports journalists may show more bias on social media sites than they do in their newspaper reports.
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Society modules on autism have been nominated for an e-learning award
The Society’s Raising awareness of adult autism courses have been shortlisted for the 2012 E-Learning Awards in the category of ‘Excellence in the production of learning content - not for profit sector’.
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People check on their ex-partners online
People are using social network sites to check up on the activities of their former partners, new research has found.
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