More than 97% of social photo-sharing site Pinterest’s Facebook fans are women
Social Media: The Temptress
December 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Megan Rosker wants us to be careful not to treat social media as the entirety of human interaction.
Trending Now: #Social Media and Being a #Man: Is it Good or Bad?
November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Maneet Bhatia wants us to use social media as an extension of ourselves, not a definition.
I’m a Social Media Hypocrite
October 31, 2011 By 22 Comments
For Tom Matlack, social media got in the way of being a good man.
Social Media Is Killing Storytelling
October 31, 2011 By 10 Comments
The obsessive documentation of social media outlets is eliminating the need to tell stories at all, Mike Sorenson writes.
A Social Person’s Social Media Problem
October 31, 2011 By 18 Comments
Andrew Cotto is a success at being social, which makes his apparent failure at social media all the more puzzling.
Walk Against the Crowd: Sports as a Social Movement
October 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
As sports fans, we choose to conform more often than not. But when we go against the grain, writes Aaron Gordon, we’re able to see the social movement taking place.
Is #OccupyWallStreet the First Online Riot?
October 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Megan Rosker visited Liberty Plaza and found the protests surprisingly subdued.
Two Sides to Every Issue
October 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Megan Rosker heard about a new website designed to “eliminate the narrow-minded way of consuming news” and wonders if it’s going to work.
Social Media Plays Reverse Roles in First and Third World
August 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
Could social media lead to an uprising, like the London riots, in the United States?
The 10 at 10
July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The educational system needs an overhaul, the last space shuttle comes home, and Russia decides that beer is alcohol.
Social ‘Medea’
July 21, 2011 By 6 Comments
Cameron Conaway sees the tragedy of ‘Medea’ in our current struggle to be heard and known in social media.
Once Again, Social Media Helps the Homeless
July 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
When you watch Revolution MacInnes walking through the streets of Oak Park, you get the feeling you’re seeing, if nothing else, someone different.
The Twitter Trial
July 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Twitter was made for the Casey Anthony trial. And the Anthony trial was made for Twitter.
Is Your Kid Facebook-Depressed?
March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now instructing doctors to ask questions about Facebook during routine checkups.
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)