Would you rather listen to the news, watch it, or read it? Depending on your answer, you could be in the minority of how Americans consume news. The largest group, roughly half of all Americans, prefer getting their news from …
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How do Americans Prefer Getting Their News
December 3, 2018 – 3:30 pm
A Good Side to Teen Social Media Use
November 29, 2018 – 12:01 pm
For the most part, social media use by teens has been viewed by researchers, parents and even teens as fraught with negative outcomes. However, a new study by Pew Research Center is showing that there are positive benefits to be …
Nanoinfluencers Look to Persuade Friends
November 16, 2018 – 8:30 am
Like influencers, nanoinfluencers look to persuade others about products and services. Marketers seek out these people to have them engage their friends and followers with messages about products. Nanoinfluencers are those people who have a small following, usually between 1000 …
Social Media & Internet Use Hit Plateau
October 29, 2018 – 10:33 am
It seems that since 2016 there has been little, to no growth, in Americans who use the Internet, smartphone devices and social media. For about 20 years the rate of adoption for these was extremely rapid. However, according to Pew …
Why Many Young Women Post Selfies
September 7, 2018 – 10:51 am
Psychology Today has a blog posting by Renee Engeln Ph.D. that looks at what research shows about the psychology of posting selfies. There is a term she identifies, “impression management” that provides an understanding of the mental process young women …
Facebook Users Fast Changing Relationship
September 5, 2018 – 10:07 am
Something is happening with Facebook users and their relationship to the social medium. Cambridge Analytica revelations about how data collected by Facebook was used has many Americans unsettled and changing the way they engage with Facebook. Today, in time for …
Bragging on Social Media – Good or Bad?
August 13, 2018 – 3:39 pm
Social media works similarly to real life when it comes to bragging. No one really cares or wants to hear about it – at least that’s what most people might think. Psychology Today generally agrees with this thinking, but they …
Has Social Media Growth Peaked?
August 9, 2018 – 10:22 am
Something interesting has been happening to social media companies such as Facebook, Snap and Twitter. (Facebook’s sister platform, Instagram, is growing dramatically, but it appears that might simply be social media use moving from an older platform to a younger …
Protecting Kids from Digital Dangers
June 12, 2018 – 11:17 am
UK campaign says legal mandates protecting kids from online negatives are needed
A new campaign by the Daily Telegraph backs legal requirements protecting kids from digital dangers and has launched a campaign on the
issue. It centers on “duty of …
Dictionaries Spell Out New Image in Tweets
June 11, 2018 – 10:33 am
Dictionaries reap more fans with new social media voice
Seeking to shed their staid image, some dictionaries are pepping things up on social media, according to the New York Times. Livelier tweets have brought a certain amount of controversy, …