Two recent studies shed light on how seemingly simple social media features can have complex effects on user attitudes and beliefs.
Articles on Likes
Displaying all articles
Why do we have such different and changing tastes? Why do we love what others hate, and vice versa? How is it possible to stop liking something we used to love, or vice versa?
There are a few simple tricks anyone can use.
The word ‘like’ has a grammar, and by looking at it, we can learn a lot about what ‘like’ means and what it contributes to someone’s speech.
What is the impact of Instagram’s recent decision to remove its ‘like’ counter?
If Israel’s longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu loses in the upcoming elections, some hope that his removal will pave the way for peace. But there are several reasons why that’s not likely.
Don’t swear off social media. Use it to your advantage.
The ‘like’ button does far more than just express how much a person likes a particular picture or post. It could be used to make social comparisons.
Companies seem obsessed these days with getting you to ‘like’ them. But what does that really mean?
In 2015 more people around the world died while taking selfies than were killed by sharks. Many tourist landmarks have banned the taking of selfies and selfie sticks to prevent untimely accidents.
The legal system is working out how much of an exclusive right you have to commercial use of your own name, image, likeness or identity – and online that doesn’t just mean in an ad.
Young people are starting to skip the very public postings of some of social media’s original platforms. Why? And where will that leave the companies that rely on our willingness to divulge everything?
A new paper details how armchair activists – put together – can be a force.
At long last, Facebook looks on the verge of releasing an alternative to the ubiquitous ‘Like’ button. After years of users clamoring for one, here’s why the time might be right.
The “like” is the predominant gesture on social media, whether you’re sticking to Facebook or shifting to Instagram. It may even be the most common gesture among humans nowadays. Some of us probably “like…
Top contributors
-
Assistant Professor of Digital Communication and Social Media, Cabrini College
-
Ph.D. Student in Doctrinal Theology, Concordia Seminary
-
Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
-
Professor in Visual Culture Studies, University of Pretoria
-
Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of North Carolina Wilmington
-
Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
-
Adjunct Lecturer, Flinders University
-
Lecturer in Language and Cognition, Newcastle University
-
Assistant Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
-
Postdoctoral researcher in cognitive neuroscience, Universitat de Barcelona
-
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
-
Assistant Professor - Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University
-
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Columbus State University