A whole lot of hot digital ink has been spent raging about Facebook’s experiment (exhibit A), but what, exactly, was happening? Here’s an even-handed explanation. Also, in case you’re mad, it’s worth remembering that if you aren’t paying for a product, the product might be you. [youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXsNh7QV_4Y[/youtube]
Did you just post a picture of your fiancée’s ring on her Facebook page and reap a reward of one hundred plus likes? Congratulations, they all secretly hate you. According to a forthcoming study to be published in Personal Relationships, people really, really hate publicly happy couples. Researchers created a … Read More
Save me from my workout – Toronto Life “Converts to CrossFit, the extreme exercise craze, swear it’s life-changing and take pride in their self-inflicted injuries. I was a true believer—until one punishing session landed me in the ER with a shattered leg and a dislocated ankle. I still couldn’t wait … Read More
The problem, as we see it, is that plenty of people’s lives went wrong once they started Facebooking. Or using Facebook as a verb. Other problem: some of us make consistently bad decisions and didn’t need to make one bad turn! [youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHefhIId4qY[/youtube]
It’s been pretty well established that moods can spread from person to person when said people are in the same room—but what about online? A new study published in PLOS One has found that people’s moods can indeed be spread online—a positive Facebook status update will provoke more positive updates, … Read More
