Discord finally catches up to Reddit with polling support

Social media apps ... results button visible just beside the Vote option. Support documentation for the feature clarifies that you cannot use slash commands to create polls, and anonymous response ... Read More

Reddit has a new way to put more ads into your feed - here's what to watch for

Last month, Reddit debuted a new ad format that looks just like real user posts. Called free-form ads, the posts mimic the site's megathreads that include a variety of media in one thread. Now, the ... Read More

Aaron Sorkin Is Writing Some Kind of ‘Social Network’ Sequel Because ‘I Blame Facebook For January 6’ Riot at the U.S. Capitol

Aaron Sorkin is writing a sequel to "The Social Network" and blames Facebook for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Read More

Opinion: Does social media rewire kids’ brains? Here’s what the science really says

Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation" feeds the latest technology panic. But the research says something different. Read More

The Top 10 Social Media Sites & Platforms

And social media users have grown to trust and rely on their preferred social networks for everything from real-time news ... Reddit is one of the top 20 most-visited sites. Since it’s not ... Read More

Meta built the modern social network. Now it is spending billions on making it obsolete

That effort to move away from social networks has proven costly. In its most recent results, released this week, Meta said that the “Reality Labs” operation that aims to build the metaverse lost $3.85 ... Read More

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Teen social network launched by Austin Public Library to save banned books

The Austin Public Library and the Library Foundation are launching a statewide social network for teens ... Austin Public Library's Teen Central. "We really try and create a teen driven space ... Read More

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a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of c ... Read More

Social Psychology News

Mar. 15, 2024 — Scientists tested several hypotheses on the drivers of social aging in free-living Assamese macaques in Thailand. The researchers collected data on the social behavior of females ... Read More

Velveeta Just Launched a New Hair Dye — and No, It's Not a Prank

It's April 1, which means companies all over the ... before rinsing it with a mild shampoo and water. The jar costs just $7.50, which happens to also be the price of a Velveeta cheese loaf and ... Read More