The social web of things
Research published in the International Journal of Web-Based Communities suggests that the familiar interfaces of online social networking sites might be adapted to allow us to interact more...
View ArticleUse of private social media affects work performance
In a new study, Use of Social Network Sites at Work: Does it Impair Performance?, Postdoctoral Fellow Cecilie Schou Andreassen and colleagues at the University of Bergen’s Department of Psychosocial...
View ArticleNew search engine lets users look for relevant results faster
Researchers at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT have developed a new search engine that outperforms current ones, and helps people to do searches more efficiently. The SciNet...
View ArticleSupport for RFID forensic evidence management
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags – devices that can transmit data over short distances to identify objects, animals or people – have become increasingly popular for tracking everything from...
View ArticleWe want to be happy!
In 1969, two psychologists at the University of Illinois proposed what they called the Pollyanna Hypothesis – the idea that there is a universal human tendency to use positive words more frequently...
View ArticleSmartphone applications, wearable devices appear to be accurate in tracking...
The testing of 10 smartphone applications and wearable devices intended to track physical activity found that most were accurate in tracking step counts, according to a study in JAMA. Despite the...
View ArticleTweets from mobile devices more egocentric
Mobile devices have changed the way we interact with the world. It’s now normal behavior to take selfies or live Tweet an event, but can a mobile device really be an extension of one’s self? A recent...
View ArticleUncontrolled use of Facebook
A new study shows that the combination of social anxiety and the need for social assurance by feeling part of a group increases the risk for excessive and uncontrolled use of Facebook, which can...
View ArticleAlan Moore talks to John Higgs about the 20th Century
John Higgs – author of Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century – talks to Alan Moore about how the 20th Century has been portrayed in his work – in particular From Hell,...
View ArticleWords can deceive, but tone of voice cannot
A new computer algorithm can predict whether you and your spouse will have an improved or worsened relationship based on the tone of voice that you use when speaking to each other with nearly 79...
View ArticleComplex humor is no laughing matter
Since the earliest times, laughter and humor have performed important functions in human interaction. They help to expedite courtship, improve conversational flow, synchronize emotional states and...
View ArticleEnvy key motivator behind many Facebook posts, but site hurts mental well-being
A new study by Sauder School of Business Professor Izak Benbasat and his collaborators shows that envy is a key motivator behind Facebook posts and that contributes to a decrease in mental well-being...
View ArticleAre you Facebook dependent?
What drives you to Facebook? News? Games? Feedback on your posts? The chance to meet new friends? If any of these hit home, you might have a Facebook dependency. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing,...
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Is there a bubble in the art market?
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg are warning of an overheating art market, one of the fastest-growing investment sectors of the past decade, after applying a new bubble detection method...
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GPS tracking down to the centimeter
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new, more computationally efficient way to process data from the Global Positioning System (GPS), to enhance location accuracy...
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