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

Meta built the modern social network. Now it is spending billions on making it obsolete - Facebook and Instagram are out; smart glasses and AI assistants are in ... Read More

Americans Worry About Social Media's Growing Power

A new survey shows increased distrust of Big Tech. Something to remember for your next social marketing campaign. Read More

Study shows a tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump

Truth Social was more effective at driving news attention toward Donald Trump during the 2022 midterm election cycle than Twitter (now known as X) was during the 2016 primary election season, a ... Read More

Social Media Has Already Won The Latest Press War

The "traditional media" has been slowly displaced by the new "online" media, and that now includes social media ... Read More

Young people are overspending online. How social media and 'buy now, pay later' apps play a big role.

Gen Z is the first age group to grow up with social media — and they might be the most likely to go into debt because of it. Members of the generation born between 1997 and 2012 have recently been in ... Read More

Teens see social media algorithms as accurate reflections of themselves, study finds

Social media apps regularly ... with an algorithm. Many of us who study teens are too old to have grown up in an algorithmically moderated world. For the teens we study, there is no "before AI." I ... Read More

Does social media rewire kids' brains?

America's young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt's book "The ... Read More

Social media can shape teens' personalities, and they don't see a risk

Technology is having generation-shaping effects, not merely in the way it influences cultural outlook, behavior and privacy, but also in the way it can shape personality among those brought up on ... Read More

The 2024 Social Media Ranking Of Free-Market Organizations

Social media ranking of think tanks, student organizations, legal defense, university centers and media groups that promote a free economy as prepared by the author. Read More

Who Is Will Stancil? And Why Is He In Your Feed?

He was even turned down by an ice cream shop. Sensibly, he decided to apply for law school and got a free ride at the University of Minnesota in 2009, and he’s lived in Minneapolis ever since, working ... Read More

Accessibility, sustainability, empathy, and how to build a better games industry

The mood of developers at GDC reflected my own desires for a better 2024. Lately, it seems there are no shortages of tragedies, controversies, and debacles in the video games industry, not to mention ... Read More

Woman Quits Stressful Corporate Job to Pursue Passion, Doesn't Go to Plan

The aspiring musician had sought refuge in a flower store, hoping this would give her more time to hone her craft. Read More