Trisha Prabhu was only a teenage when she launched the anti-cyberbullying app, ReThink. Today, she is one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Social Impact list. Her app has been downloaded over 500,000 times. Most anti-bullying programs focus on getting kids…
A new website, Club Cardinal, is helping students cope with an online-only semester at Stanford. The site was created by a team of Stanford students as part of the Stanford Women in Computer Science Innovation Challenge. It won first place…
Instagram Reels launched August 5 in the United States. The app will allow users to record short videos and edit them to add music and other effects. Facebook is hoping to attract TikTok fans with this new Instagram feature. Facebook’s…
Americans will vote to elect a new president on Nov. 8, but first they must register to vote. On National Voter Registration Day in September, social media networks played a major role in helping remind people to register. Facebook placed notifications on the top of the users' newsfeeds. Snapchat had…
Can social media make you think less deeply? Two psychologists recently conducted a study to find out. They asked college students how many hours they spent texting or using social media. Then they asked the students how much time they…
Many people use Twitter to learn about and discuss current events. But could Twitter also help predict these events before they happen? Some scientists think it might. They are studying the way tweets about important social events, such as political protests…
Fans will now be able to watch NFL games on Twitter. The league announced that its Thursday night games will be streamed over the social network beginning with the 2016 season. Other major technology companies were also in the running, but Twitter…
Twitter recently revealed a new feature called Moments. Moments is designed to collect information about major events or trending topics in one place so people can quickly catch up on particular events. The product is built to attract a larger…
Generation Zers, those born in the late 90s and early 2000s, have largely grown up with social media. Social media can be a great platform to connect with those you may not otherwise know. However, many people — including some…
It's common on Facebook to “like” a status or photo, but recently the social networking site started testing how users would react to new expressions. Six new emojis will possibly join Facebook: love, laughter, sadness, anger, cheer, and surprise. Many…