by Chad Michael Lawson | Jan 31, 2010 | Blog, Social Media
“Though parents often have concerns about letting their teens use social media Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, a new study by University of Virginia psychologists suggests that well-adapted youth with positive friendships will use these sites to further...
by Chad Michael Lawson | Jan 30, 2010 | Blog, Human Psychology, Social Media
Image via CrunchBase Mashable.com has an interesting post about Facebook friends and your brain: Ever heard of Dunbar’s Number? According to British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, it’s the cognitive limit to the number of people you can be friends with. The number is...
by Chad Michael Lawson | Dec 5, 2009 | Blog, Human Psychology, Social Media
Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin. “I was surprised by the...
