Social Media

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Twitter Can Tell If You’re More Likely To Get Heart Disease
Health

Twitter Can Tell If You’re More Likely To Get Heart Disease

By Lydia Ramsey

Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?
Technology

Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?

By Colin Lecher

Building A Social Network Of Crime
Technology

Building A Social Network Of Crime

By Clay Dillow

Just Liking A Cause Doesn’t Help: Internet Slacktivism Harms Charities
Technology

Just Liking A Cause Doesn’t Help: Internet Slacktivism Harms Charities

By Shaunacy Ferro

Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse
Technology

Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse

By Shaunacy Ferro

Nielsen To Use Twitter To Try To Make Ratings Less Wrong
Technology

Nielsen To Use Twitter To Try To Make Ratings Less Wrong

By Dan Nosowitz

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook
Technology

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook

By Shaunacy Ferro

Famous Twitter Spambot Horse_ebooks Is Actually A BuzzFeeᴅ Employee
Technology

Famous Twitter Spambot Horse_ebooks Is Actually A BuzzFeeᴅ Employee

By Dan Nosowitz

Tracker Maps Reports Of Food Poisoning On Twitter
Technology

Tracker Maps Reports Of Food Poisoning On Twitter

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Prettiest Visualization Of Social Media Chatter We’ve Ever Seen
Technology

The Prettiest Visualization Of Social Media Chatter We’ve Ever Seen

By Colin Lecher

Jose Canseco
Technology

43 Times Jose Canseco Dropped Some Science On Twitter

By Colin Lecher

The Difference Between A Geek And A Nerd [Infographic]
Technology

The Difference Between A Geek And A Nerd [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Social Media Replaces Police Missing Persons Searches In France
Technology

Social Media Replaces Police Missing Persons Searches In France

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons
Technology

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons

By Shaunacy Ferro

Twitter Is The New Police Scanner
Technology

Twitter Is The New Police Scanner

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You
Technology

What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?
Science

FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?

By Colin Lecher

Israel Declares War On Hamas Via Twitter, Hamas Responds Via Twitter, Welcome to 2012
Technology

Israel Declares War On Hamas Via Twitter, Hamas Responds Via Twitter, Welcome to 2012

By Dan Nosowitz

A Look At Instagrams Of Hurricane Sandy In Real Time
Environment

A Look At Instagrams Of Hurricane Sandy In Real Time

By Colin Lecher

PopSci Q&A: How To Track Down International Jewel Thieves Via Facebook
Technology

PopSci Q&A: How To Track Down International Jewel Thieves Via Facebook

By Rebecca Boyle

How Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria’s Bloody Conflict
Technology

How Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria’s Bloody Conflict

By Rebecca Boyle

NYPD Creates Facebook-Police Task Force to Mine Social Media for Clues
Technology

NYPD Creates Facebook-Police Task Force to Mine Social Media for Clues

By Clay Dillow

Facial Recognition Software Takes One Glance at You and Brings Up Your Facebook Profile
Technology

Facial Recognition Software Takes One Glance at You and Brings Up Your Facebook Profile

By Rebecca Boyle

Tired of Repetitive Arguing About Climate Change, Scientist Makes a Bot to Argue For Him
Environment

Tired of Repetitive Arguing About Climate Change, Scientist Makes a Bot to Argue For Him

By Clay Dillow

Scan Someone’s License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App
Technology

Scan Someone’s License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App

By Rebecca Boyle

Augmented Identity App Helps You Identify Strangers on the Street
Technology

Augmented Identity App Helps You Identify Strangers on the Street

By Clay Dillow

Gaydar Algorithm Outs Facebook Users
Technology

Gaydar Algorithm Outs Facebook Users

By Susannah F. Locke

A flip phone with the Twitter logo on its screen, and some speech bubbles that say "5:10, close draperies," "Sue: I went shopping," "CNN news update," and "Car MPG."
DIY

Ask a Geek: What can I do with Twitter?

By John Mahoney