Social media can be used to facilitate contact with friends, former friends, or even former romantic partners, through messaging or via interactions and comments on social media posts. Sometimes, ...

Social media can be an invaluable tool for doctors in sharing knowledge and clinical learning, and in providing a support network. There are numerous examples of social media interactions in medicine, ...

Including 'tactile emoticons' into social media communications can enhance communication, according to a new study. Including "tactile emoticons" into social media communications can enhance ...

Virginia Tech research finds social media amplifies rare experiences, causing users to overestimate their frequency and ...

Young people's mental health may depend on how they use social media, rather than how much time they spend using it. Psychology researchers tried an experiment with three groups. They asked one group ...

Affordances of digital media in social interaction refer to the actionable possibilities that communication technologies provide to users, shaping how individuals connect, share and collaborate. These ...

The S-CAT and FaceJournal interface. (A) Shows the inside materials of the S-CAT. This is the side that contacts with the skin, and the pneumatic actuators covered by the silicon layer on the outside ...