networking
Quality varies in social networking websites for diabetics
Boston, Mass. — Nearly one-half of U.S. adults who use the Internet participate in social networks. While these increasingly include health-focused networks, not much is known about their quality and safety. In one of the first formal studies of s…
U of M computer science researchers provide insight into how we understand social networking
The rise of social media has allowed people to connect and re-connect with friends, colleagues and family from across the world. A new paper by University of Minnesota computer scientists in the College of Science and Engineering provides insights i…
Facebook study finds race trumped by ethnic, social, geographic origins in forging friendships
Race may not be as important as previously thought in determining who buddies up with whom, suggests a new UCLA — Harvard University study of American college students on the social networking site Facebook.
“Sociologists have long maintained t…