My life on Facebook is an airbrushed and Instagrammed image of my real life. But I also think I’d be a better mom if I …
Social Networking
The Facebook Effect: Everybody Is So Cliché
Girls like “shopping,” boys like “Xbox.” Shocker.
The History of #—and 6 Other Symbols that Rule Twitter (and the Web)
Punctuation, as we recognize it, has been around for more than two thousand years. For most of this time the symbols that separate and clarify our letters were hazy in form and meaning, and evolved slowly; when information …
Viewpoint: Does Facebook Owe Its Users Money?
The tools of the tech industry are seductive, but they are hollowing out the economy
Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber
In Cambridge, social networks laid bare an intricate web of eerie, sometimes banal, connections to the bombings
Why Gadgets Are Great for Introverts
Critics argue that wireless communication is a poor substitute for social interaction, but our wired world gives voice to the quieter half of the population
With Facebook at a Crossroads, Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Future Still Bright?
He was TIME’s Person of the Year in 2010. Did we get it right?
Why ‘Data Smog’ May Be Making You Depressed
Information overload leads to stress, especially when much of that information is useless
The Hashtag Game: Waste of Time or Art Form?
Dismiss the call/response form of tweeting if you will, but the entertaining distraction can yield some comic gems
Bringing Up Baby in the Digital Age
By age 2, 92% of American children have an online footprint. What does that do to their psyches?
Monkey See, Monkey Buy
Peer pressure has never had such a powerful impact on your purchasing decisions