Rarely do we see news stories about how social media can save lives, but that's literally what happened in the metropolitan New York area this week. An 18-year-old posted in Facebook that he was thinking about jumping off the George Washington Bridge, and "a concerned Facebook user who saw the post contacted local New Jersey police, who then called the Port Authority Police Department, which has … [Read more...] about How social media helped save a life this week
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Teens on what’s trending in teens’ digital media
Here's some data and some anecdotal evidence. First the data: A recent survey of teens found that "the world's largest social network has been replaced by Twitter as US teenagers' favorite social platform," Internet research firm Statista.com reported, citing research by investment bank Piper Jaffray. When asked what their favorite social media service was, 26% said Twitter, while Facebook and … [Read more...] about Teens on what’s trending in teens’ digital media
To grasp social media’s effects, we need a grasp on social media!
Because more than two-thirds (67%) of the US's adult Net users now use Facebook,* you'd think that it's common knowledge that Facebook really can't be described as a single activity for one person, much less a single activity for everybody who uses it. You'd think that we'd take headlines that make generalizations about people's Facebook use with a grain of salt (especially those written back when … [Read more...] about To grasp social media’s effects, we need a grasp on social media!
Social-media natives in Myanmar, digital natives planet-wide
In no time, many Burmese will go online for the first time never knowing an Internet that wasn't social. "This is going to be a digital revolution, not an evolution. This is not going to be slow," said Vietnamese-Canadian tech entrepreneur Rita Nguyen, founder of Myanmar's first social network site, Squar, told the BBC. She never visited Myanmar before this year, when she moved there and launched … [Read more...] about Social-media natives in Myanmar, digital natives planet-wide
Will Maryland AG’s project with Facebook teach him about social media?
Schools and parents may be interested to hear about a pilot program Facebook has put in place with Maryland's Attorney General Douglas Gansler, because – if successful – it may roll out nationwide. The "Educator Escalation Channel" offers school staff dealing with cyberbullying (one point person per school system) a "direct channel" to Facebook staff that handles abuse reports, the AG's office … [Read more...] about Will Maryland AG’s project with Facebook teach him about social media?