Social Modes

42% of social media users say the sites are important for them getting involved with political, social issues

For some, social media is a place to engage with politics, whether it’s to share information about protests or learn about candidates for office. But how valuable do Americans think social media is ...

Democrats face an 'extinction moment' as strategists push them onto new platforms

Rep. Ritchie Torres is a self-described introvert, but you might not guess that if you've seen him on social media. The 37-year-old Democrat from New York City routinely posts videos of himself on ...

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections

If you ask the man who has largely shaped how friends and family connect on social media over the past two decades about the future of social media, you may not get a straight answer. At the Federal ...

Social Currency: Insights from Chimpanzees

At some point in your life you might have seen animals groom each other. This is something very common in chimpanzees, for example. Thanks to decades of work by primatologist Dr. Richard Wrangham and ...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. United States immigration authorities are moving to ...

'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking

Opinion | The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies.

Small etiquette mistakes that rich people always notice

Wealthy individuals move in circles where social polish matters more than most people realize. These unspoken rules come from ...

Digital Etiquette 101

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Digital Etiquette Is Changing. Here Are 7 Ways to Stay Up to Date.

FROM SENDING a terse text that ends in a period—leaving the recipient wondering whether the sender is angry—to posting something on Instagram that is better suited to LinkedIn, people’s interactions ...

2021 Digital Etiquette Study Highlights the Rise of the Invisible Workforce

International study finds that workers struggle daily with using digital tools, worry about virtual communication and feel invisible on digital platforms.LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / November 9, 2021 / The 2021 Digital Etiquette Study by digital transformation experts, Adaptavist, highlights that 52% of workers in the US want to come back to the workplace/office full-time, while 33% favour a flexible/hybrid model and 16% want to be remote only.

Digital Etiquette for the 21st Century

There was a time when adults turned to Emily Post to help them know how to behave. She was an author and journalist who educated mid-20th century America about etiquette and manners. Much of what she ...

Clinical trial aims to determine if virtual reality can compete with senior living in addressing social isolation

New clinical trials will test the ability of virtual reality to mimic the social aspects already established by living in senior living communities.

New college acting class helping students with learning-related disabilities

The University of Indianapolis is introducing a new acting class to help students with learning-related disabilities. “We ...

Community Engagement Isn’t Just a Democratic Ideal. It’s a Fiscal Imperative.

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. As state and local governments prepare for an extended period ...

Show HN: Vect AI – Autonomous Marketing OS with Real-Time Market Signal Analyzer

Vect AI is the world's first Autonomous Marketing Operating System (OS).We built Vect because most AI marketing tools suffer from the same fatal flaw: Subjectivity. Writers and Chatbots guess what to write based on old training data, often producing generic content that lands in the "Red Ocean" (saturated markets).Vect replaces this guesswork with a state-aware "Operating System" that searches, plans, and executes autonomously.The Killer Feature: Market Signal Analyzer (

10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting 9-8-8. "Our brains, our bodies, and our society have been evolving together to ...

Adults with autism needed for a research study ($120 gift card)

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The 'one chatbot per child' model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand ...

Renewing Sociology in the Digital Age

It is now well-established that digital devices, techniques and new forms of data are deeply implicated in the re-working of social life, and this has only just begun. At the same time, these devices, ...