(Relax News) Using digital technologies does not directly cause stress, but social media can increase awareness of problems facing friends and family, and this stress is “contagious,” researchers said Thursday. A report by the Pew…
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HashKey: a dedicated 1-key keyboard for the hashtag
The HashKey is the world’s first one-key USB keyboard – dedicated solely to the hashtag. Yes, the hashtag will finally have its own key. HashKey is a unique one-key keyboard dedicated solely to the awesome hashtag….
Prince vanishes from social media
Prince, whose distaste for the music industry’s conventions is well known, has abruptly disappeared from social media after tentative efforts to promote his two new albums. As of late Tuesday, the megastar’s Twitter and Facebook…
Social networks ‘in denial’ on extremist use
Social media sites have become “the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists”, the new head of Britain’s electronic spying agency GCHQ wrote in a Financial Times article published Tuesday. Robert Hannigan said some US technology…
Britain threatens Internet ‘Trolls’ with 2 years in jail
People found guilty of Internet “trolling” in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday, following a number of high-profile cases of abusive and threatening behavior on Twitter….
Twitter funds lab to seek social media insights
A new Twitter-funded research project unveiled Wednesday, with access to every tweet ever sent, will look for patterns and insights from the billions of messages sent on social media. The MIT Media Lab said the…
Social media phrases similar to pirate talk
Social media phrases are similar to pirate slang, according to research. To celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day, the rum brand Captain Morgan have commissioned research into what certain phrases such as “selfie” and “LOL”…
Are guys who tweet and Facebook a lot likely cheaters?
According to a journalism doctoral student’s research of 581 Twitter users of various ages, those who are active Twitter users are more likely to experience Twitter-related conflict. Well, duh, that’s seems obvious—but the Twitter-related conflict…
Nominees for 2013 OLX Social Media Awards announced
The 2013 OLX Social Media Awards that seeks to reward organizations and individuals who have showcased strategic and creative use of social media has launched its final list of nominees. The nominees, drawn from Kenya’s…