Tag: Social networks
A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2...
John Lynch, University of Colorado Boulder and Jean-Pierre Dubé, University of Chicago
Orion Brown started Black Travel Box to...
WeWork approached physical space as if it were virtual, which led...
Joseph L. Clarke, University of Toronto https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/wework-approached-physical-space-as-if-it-were-virtual-which-led-to-the-companys-downfall
On Nov. 6, the co-working firm WeWork filed for bankruptcy. WeWork, founded...
The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust...
Kareem Clark, Virginia Tech
With COVID-19 vaccines working and restrictions lifting across the country, it’s finally time for those...
‘Wrong number? Let’s chat’ Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials...
Timothy D. Baird, Virginia Tech; Emily Woodhouse, UCL, and J. Terrence McCabe, University of Colorado Boulder
Sometimes wrong numbers...
How your social network could save you from a disaster
Daniel P. Aldrich, Northeastern University and Danaë Metaxa, Stanford University
In early November 2017, Brooks Fisher’s neighbor in Sonoma, California, pounded on his door at...
Craft beer is becoming the wine of New England by redefining...
Daina Cheyenne Harvey, College of the Holy Cross and Ellis Jones, College of the Holy Cross
The U.S. craft beer industry is exploding. Although two...
Why social media apps should be in your disaster kit
Daniel P. Aldrich, Northeastern University and Courtney M. Page, Northeastern University
With floodwaters at four feet and rising, a family in Houston, Texas abandoned their...
Can Facebook be sued for live-streaming suicides?
Shontavia Johnson, Drake University
In January, two different suicides were streamed using Facebook Live, a service that allows Facebook users to create and broadcast real-time...