Tens of thousands of people are simultaneously playing an online version of the video game Pokemon in a kind of social experiment. Users are working in chaotic unison to move a single protagonist through the game.
Tens of thousands of people are simultaneously playing an online version of the video game Pokemon in a kind of social experiment. Users are working in chaotic unison to move a single protagonist through the game.
Tens of thousands of people are simultaneously playing an online version of the video game Pokemon in a kind of social experiment. Users are working in chaotic unison to move a single protagonist through the game.
Tens of thousands of people are simultaneously playing an online version of the video game Pokemon in a kind of social experiment. Users are working in chaotic unison to move a single protagonist through the game.
Maybe, but I think there's a lot of social status involved in working a lot. It's like everyone, even among friends, is competing to be the busiest person!
Work is becoming too important for it to be of dubious quality. Work is a community, the place where we meet friends and form relationships, a provider of our social as well as our work life.
Because Internet anonymity is known to aid cyber-crimes, social media companies like Google and Facebook are taking measures to stop people from using pseudonyms. A 'real name' culture is spreading.
Social networking is popular with US 13-17 year olds: 75% have a profile. Facebook is way more popular than Twitter. For every-day communicating, texting is most popular: 68% say they do it.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
For some reason, maybe it had something to do with the imaginary waterspouts full of sharks sucked out of the Pacific Ocean, “Sharknado” became a bona fide social media phenomenon.
For some reason, maybe it had something to do with the imaginary waterspouts full of sharks sucked out of the Pacific Ocean, “Sharknado” became a bona fide social media phenomenon.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
Where do you draw the line on smartphone use? There was a time when checking your smartphone at the dinner table was considered offensive. But social norms and behaviors change as we adapt to technologies.
An analysis of the top 50 social/viral video ads found that the ideal length for video content on YouTube averages 4 min. 11 sec. It takes a little bit of time to elicit emotion, which is what drives the viewer to share.
As profoundly social beings, chimpanzees need relationships. Just like humans, they cry, whimper, laugh, and hoot to express their emotions and feelings.