If you enjoy using social media sites then is it something that you think is a good thing for your life or not? There have been a number of interesting studies on the effects of social media recently. However, the latest one suggests that using these sites might make us trust others less. The research was carried out by Francesco Sarracino from STATEC – which is...
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A controversial and secret Facebook experiment has led to criticism of the social media giant. The psychology experiment by Facebook involved them manipulating news items, which were then seen by close to 700,000 people who didn’t know that they were seeing a news feed that had been tampered with. The idea behind this experiment was to see if “exposure to emotions”...
So, Facebook is going to bring out a new photo-messaging app, is it? We know this not because of a press conference that they held or because of a press release they issued. Oh no, we need about this app because they put it on release in the Apple App Store by mistake. Thankfully, some people took screenshots of it before the error was spotted and it was taken off the...
Just when you wondered how else Facebook could make itself a part of your life, it is now going to bring out a mobile app that listens to your music or whatever you are listening to on the TV. The idea is that the app tries to recognise a show or a song and then gives the user the option of publishing the information it brings up on their profile or else for certain friends...
Haven’t there been times in your life when a social media lie detector could have come in handy? Of course there have been. Well, there is a project underway – called Pheme – which could be just what you need. The work is being carried out at the University of Sheffield and was partially inspired by the London riots in 2011. The idea is that the system will work...
You probably thought that you would never be interested in playing a computer game about ash dieback. You were wrong. As you may already be aware, a large percentage of the ash trees in the UK are under serious threat because of the condition, which is caused by a fungus known as chalara fraxinea. Now, scientists believe that one of the best chances of beating it is to...
You may have heard rumours of the Facebook Phone before now but finally we know what it is about. It is actually called Facebook Home and it isn’t a real phone or even an operating system. Facebook Home is a social network dedicated home screen for Android phones which will change the way you interact with your phone. When you switch on your phone you will see a Coverfeed,...
If you are a Facebook user then you probably click on the “Like” button now and then; probably when you see something you like, if we are being honest. This might not seem like a big deal but it has been reported that legal action is going to be taken against Facebook for offering this facility. The problem is that a deceased programmer from Holland seems to have taken...
Social networking giant Facebook is now joining the app store game with the announcement of its App Center. Facebook claims that the new App Center will help developers get their mobile and web applications discovered by a larger audience. The App Center will not only become a part of Facebook website, but also its Android and iOS apps. It will feature free and paid apps,...
Online gaming giant Zynga has decided to redesign the company’s website to begin the end of its reliance on Facebook, setting itself up to become a standalone platform for gaming. Zynga, the company that made big Facebook hits such as Farmville, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker and Hidden Chronicles, has launched its own Zynga Platform that will allow developers to...