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Girlboss Founder Dives Into Social Media 2.0, Launches ‘LinkedIn for Women’

Girlboss' investor, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, sees the company as a trailblazer in a time when first-generation social media has grown too big to stay relevant.
By Sissi Cao
North Dakota Little Shell Pow-Wow Dancers

Here’s How to Strengthen Your Network

Recent research for instance, reveals that the perceived difficulty of climbing a hill is significantly reduced if we have a friend stand at our side as we survey the incline and make our assessment.
By David Waters
Fishing boats sit grounded on land years after the disaster in Namie, near the striken TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 10, 2014, one day before the third anniversary of March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami.

Recovering From Disasters: Social Networks Matter More Than Bottled Water

Disaster preparations often focus on gear and logistics, but research in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows that strong social ties played a key role in helping communities rebound.
By Daniel P. Aldrich
Anna Gunn in 'Equity.'

Stars of ‘Equity’ Reveal the Secret Lives of Wall Street Women

By John Bonazzo
Tittygram, used by permission.

Japan Prefers Small Breasts and Brazil Prefers Butts: Lessons From Tittygram

By Brady Dale
lol bye (Screengrab: YouTube)

Google Puts Ancient Social Network Orkut Out Of Its Misery

By Jordyn Taylor

New App Helps College Freshmen Find Friends Before Awkward, Unattended Orientation Events

By Sage Lazzaro
(via danah boyd)

Calm Down, Grown-Ups: Teens Are Using Social Media to Take Back Control, danah boyd Says

By Jack Smith IV

The YouTube Blindspot: What Brands Like DOVE Miss, But GoPRO Gets

By Brendan Gahan
A member of the NYPD put a skateboarder in a chokehold in Columbus Circle.

Now Cops Are Getting Their Own Social Network

By Kelly Faircloth

Parents, Strengthen Bonds With Your Children By Commenting On All Of Their Facebook Photos

By Molly Mulshine

App.net Thinks of the Poors, Lowers Yearly Membership Price, Adds Monthly Plan

By Steve Huff

Empire State Building Shooting: There’s No ‘Crime Scene Filter’ on Instagram

By Steve Huff
This girl is your future demo. (flickr.com/littledebbie11)

Bad News, Bros: Woman Are the Tech Demo That Matters

By Kelly Faircloth
There are approximately zero flattering pictures of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the Internet. (picasaweb.google.com)

Microsoft Launches New Social Network That Looks Exactly Like Google+

By Jessica Roy

Like for Sale: Invasion of the Fugazi Facebook Friends

By Jessica Roy

Uncram: Why Say It In 140 Characters When You Can Post a Multimedia ‘Diary’?

By Nitasha Tiku

No Wonder NYTM’s Jessica Lawrence Is So Into Twitter, It Got Her a Boyfriend

By Nitasha Tiku
"So if this doesn't work out, we can keep the money right?"

The Fall of Bebo and Rise of Google+ – Email is Social’s Secret Weapon

By Ben Popper

It’s Time For Social Network Neutrality

By Ben Popper

Will Tweet for Work! How Not to Become a Personal Assistant

By Lilit Marcus

'Gossip Girl' Teaches Fans How to Social Climb on Facebook

By Nate Freeman

New Yorker Vets Launch Creative Writing Site for the Tween Set

By Nate Freeman

Brokaw Balks: You Won’t Get a Tweet Out of Technophobic Tom!

By Nate Freeman
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