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Social media. Social media app icons on a smartphone screen. Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks. [1][2] Common features include: [2] Online platforms that enable users to ...
Social media marketing is the use of social media platforms and websites to promote a product or service. [ 1 ] Although the terms e-marketing and digital marketing are still dominant in academia, social media marketing is becoming more popular for both practitioners and researchers. [ 2 ]
A social networking service (SNS), or social networking site, is a type of online social media platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. [1][2] Social networking services vary in format ...
Various research studies suggest a connection between social media and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A 2016 study using survey data from 1,787 U.S. adults between the ages of 19 and 32 found ...
Staring at your phone right before bed keeps your brain alert and active and delays that melatonin release. Lack of sleep over a long period of time can affect your mood and health. A digital ...
Studies have linked the use of social media to depression, anxiety, poorer sleep quality, lower self-esteem, inattention, and hyperactivity — often in teens and adolescents. The list goes on ...
One survey looked at the effects of social media on sexual minority men. It found that there was a link between social media use and signs of negative body image — including body dissatisfaction ...
Social media can have both positive and negative impacts on a user's identity. Psychology and Communication scholars study the relationship between social media and identity in order to understand individual behavior, psychological impact, and social patterns. [1][2][3] Communication within political or social groups online can result in ...