The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms as applied to populations of humans and other animals. It always refers to the interaction of organisms with other organisms and to their collective co-existence, irrespective of whether they are aware of it or not, and irrespective of whether the interaction is voluntary or involuntary.
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How to protect users from harassment in social VR spaces
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual ...
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Study: Taking a break from Facebook (and news) makes people less depressed
A study found that people who spent a week away from Facebook consumed less news, and ultimately experienced greater well-being. ...
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Reddit and Gab's most toxic communities inadvertently train AI to combat hate speech
A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Intel took thousands of conversations from the scummiest communities on Reddit ...
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Australia's plan to block sites hosting extremist content during crisis events seems flawed
Australia is taking the first step of cutting off access to any internet domain that hosts terrorist material during a crisis ...
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TikTok is flooded by scammers promoting adult sites
TikTok has been inundated by a slew of scammers seeking to take advantage of its quickly growing userbase – and get them ...
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Social media is being weaponized at a terrifying rate
Believe it or not, there are several ways in which social media can be used to sabotage, disenfranchise or misinform others. ...
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Instagram will now ask you to think twice before posting profanities
Instagram today released two new features with a view to curb bullying on the platform - but it remains to be seen how ...
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Personal robots won’t catch on until they become more than a novelty
Last month, another well-funded social robot startup, Anki, closed its doors for good. And it wasn’t the first. In March, ...
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Facebook tweaks News Feed to favor close friends and 'worthwhile' content
Facebook has said it's leveraging user surveys to prioritize updates from friends you care about the most and the links you ...
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Here are the 7 requirements for building ethical AI, according to the EU commission
In October, Amazon had to discontinue an artificial intelligence–powered recruiting tool after it discovered the system ...
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Studying social animals will unlock the potential of swarm robotics
From flocks of birds to fish schools in the sea, or towering termite mounds, many social groups in nature exist together ...
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Q4 2018 internet report: Almost 4.2 billion humans are online
The data in Hootsuite and We Are Social’s new Q4 Global Digital Statshot report reveal that the ‘Next Billion’ is fast ...
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Report: Facebook ad clicks tumble, but the internet keeps on growing
The new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social shows that there was plenty of change in ...
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Will the algorithmic timeline be the death of social media?
A built-in stopping point provided a sense of control over our social timelines and newsfeeds. Do you miss the days of chronological ...
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How to decentralize social media, according to Wikipedia’s co-founder
The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments ...
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How enterprise social media like Slack can improve well-being in the workplace
We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional ...
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What smart bees can teach us about collective intelligence
When it comes to making decisions, most of us are influenced to some degree by other people, whether that’s choosing a ...
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South Korean women protest against growing epidemic of spycam porn
South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul and protested against the issue of spycam porn. The hidden filming devices ...
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The 'female blackout' protest didn't work — it silenced women
A viral post flooded women's direct messages on Facebook urging them to leave Facebook for the day and "black out" their ...
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3 surprising ways social ‘neighborhood’ apps could boost your business
Have you ever logged onto Facebook, only to be inundated with mundane status updates from your ex-high school classmate or ...
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This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...
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The best new social media features of 2018
Social media sites and apps have changed a lot since the beginning of the year. Here are a few of our favorite changes from ...
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6 low-cost marketing tactics to boost your startups’ presence
As a startup, your time and money may be limited -- especially for marketing. But you don’t always need an elaborate marketing ...
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How an app can help fight loneliness in old people at Christmas
While loneliness is experienced by all ages, it's especially pronounced in older people. In the UK, 51 percent of all people ...
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How social media dilutes scientific discoveries into clickbait
Scienceploitation is embodied in especially egregious “click-bait” headlines. For example, equating a glass of red wine ...
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Swiss hotel chain offers a 'social media sitter' to handle your Instagram while you relax
Ibis, A popular European hotel chain, just introduced the world to the "social media sitter." It's the answer to a problem ...
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Amazon’s sexist hiring algorithm could still be better than a human
Amazon has decided to shut down its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting tool after discovering it discriminated ...
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The Facebook ad-pocalypse is coming, so spend your budget on creativity
Brands pour billions of dollars into Facebook advertising, but the social media giant isn’t going to last forever. So, ...
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The earth's fate isn't on individuals — it's on society
Saving the planet shouldn't be on each individual, as history has shown. In order to secure our planet's fate, society needs ...
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This study wants to help you spot 'fake news'
The study is based on a subtle psychological mechanism called the “confidence heuristic." It helps us make decisions and ...
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Viral video of woman pouring bleach onto manspreaders is staged Kremlin propaganda
The viral video filmed by Anna Dovgalyuk showed a Russian “feminist” pouring bleach on men’s crotches in a protest ...
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Bans aren’t the answer to problematic social media accounts
Popular social channels have banned alt-right conspiracy theorist and hate speech-advocates but this isn't the answer to ...
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‘Free tech’ economy creates harmful monopolies and alters our self-expression
Many of the world’s biggest companies would be giving away their services for free in today’s digital economy and costs ...
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Study: Even those who get their news via social media don't trust it
Research suggests most Americans get at least some of their daily news from social media. That doesn't mean they trust said ...
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Enough sci-fi, what will our ‘smart’ environments actually look like?
How will we interact with a growing stream of personalized, curated content over the next generation? Today, intelligent ...
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Zuckerberg's failures must be your lessons
After a worldwind of a year for Facebook (so far), we must take something away from it. There's a lot to learn from Suckerberg's ...
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Facebook and Instagram officially announce new tools to fight social media addiction
Facebook and Instagram have announced a selection of tools to help their users combat social media addiction and manage the ...
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Trump inauguration kicked off the 'angriest' period in Facebook's history
According to a new study by Pew Research Center, social media users are angrier than they've ever been -- at least as best ...
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How pay-as-you-go solar solutions can electrify Africa — and generate profits for you
Over 1.1 billion people have no access to electricity worldwide. Instead, they rely on kerosene lamps, candles, and inefficient ...
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June in Africa: Google balloons, ICOs, and internet shutdowns
Google is actively seeking partnerships to roll out Project Loon in Kenya, which will involve beaming internet in rural areas ...
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Find out how competitors are winning (or losing) with Social Insider Pro — just $29.99
Social Insider Pro is your inside view at what your closest rivals are doing well or where they’re floundering. Now, you ...
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Facebook serves 2 billion people — get them all on your side with this Facebook advertising course
You can learn how to leverage the weight of Facebook to drive users to your products and services with this Complete Facebook ...
