An international study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology finds that Facebook users are largely unwilling to recommend brands and products via Facebook because they fear how this might look to their broader circle such as work colleagues.
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A new article examines how Facebook has become a digital space to ‘manage the marriage brand.’ The article suggests that some couples struggle with relationship status changes and the pressure to maintain a positive outlook through a divorce. There are … Continue reading The Marriage Brand on Facebook
Social media is an indispensable tool in increasing your customer reach, but have you thought about how social media design can improve your internal innovation? Don’t just invest in beautiful social media for external use. Employees are integral to social media success.
Continue reading “Using Social Media With Your Team”Derek Muller, the scientist behind Veritasium, shook up public perception of Facebook back in January and again in February. He argues that Facebook pushes pages to pay to have their content featured more prominently on Facebook. He notes that while … Continue reading The Problem With Facebook
Here’s an excellent study by Tarsem Singh Cooner and colleagues, on how social work students might use social media…
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An EU study lead by anthropologists finds that contrary to popular ideas that social media is weakening or transforming social bonds, Facebook in particular is reinforcing offline connections.
Continue reading “Facebook Conserves Offline Relationships”Inspiration porn is an image of a person with a disability, often a kid, doing something completely ordinary – like playing, or talking, or running, or drawing a picture, or hitting a tennis ball – carrying a caption like “your excuse is invalid” or “before you quit, try”… Let me be clear about the intent of this inspiration porn; it’s there so that non-disabled people can put their worries into perspective. So they can go, “Oh well if that kid who doesn’t have any legs can smile while he’s having an awesome time, I should never, EVER feel bad about … Continue reading Discourses of Disability
Social science offers sophisticated methods for governments to better understand social media. The London School of Economics & Political Science argues that social scientists are using their research techniques to improve meaningful collection of social data.
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