One in five adults secretly access their friends’ Facebook accounts
Most people are concerned about the prospect of their social media accounts being hacked, but a new study finds that it’s actually people we know who frequently access our accounts without our permission.
Envy key motivator behind many Facebook posts, but site hurts mental well-being
A new study by Sauder School of Business Professor Izak Benbasat and his collaborators shows that envy is a key motivator behind Facebook posts and that contributes to a decrease in mental well-being among users.
UBC-Yale team help translate Facebook’s Safety Check tool after Nepal quake
UBC linguist Mark Turin helped translate Facebook’s Safety Check tool into Nepali.
An open Facebook
Daniel Papania is trying to prove that making social media networks tell you who has been viewing your profile is good for users and the bottom line.
Slacktivism: ‘Liking’ on Facebook may mean less giving
Would-be donors skip giving when offered the chance to show public support for charities in social media, a new study from UBC’s Sauder School of Business finds.
Canadians find mainstream news media more trustworthy than social networks: study
The increased competition for attention in the digital era has not eroded public confidence in the mainstream news media, according to a study by researchers from UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism.