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3Qs: Can ‘scrubbing’ your online identity save your reputation?

Scrubbing is a misnomer, says David Choffnes, professor in the College of Computer and Information Science. It’s more like adding a coat of paint to an already tarnished online reputation.

Admitted students share excitement on social media

The ‘wow’—and ‘sad’—factors of Facebook’s new emojis

Facebook users now have the capability to do more than just “like” a picture of their friend’s baby or a new recipe posted by their…

Facebook’s new degrees of separation: Does it matter?

Last week the popular social media platform reported that each of us is connected to everyone else not by six but just three and a half other people. Northeastern network theorist Albert-László Barabási offers a more comprehensive view: the number itself is a "toss up," depending on the density of the network.

3Qs: Professors weigh in on SCOTUS decision, free speech on social media

On Monday, the Supreme Court for the first time addressed the implications of free speech on social media. In the case Elonis v. United States,…

Social networks’ hidden resources

Assistant professor Brooke Foucault Welles is studying how people can better understand and leverage their social networks to identify valuable and previously unnoticed connections or resources. She says this work could be particularly valuable for the military.

Guest post: A Facebook apologia

Northeastern post-doctoral researcher Brian Keegan explains the science, the debate, and the implications of a recent Facebook study on the spread of emotion through the social network in a guest blog post on iNSolution.

3Qs: A closer look at hashtag activism

Social media activism can be a powerful tool to raise awareness about an issue, says Brooke Foucault Welles, an assistant professor of communication studies whose research looks at how social networks shape and constrain behavior.

Face value

Assistant professor Raymond Fu is developing facial recognition software with applications ranging from advertising to criminal investigations. His research recently earned him a Young Investigator award from the International Neural Network Society.

A friendlier Facebook

  Image via iStockphoto. Online social interactions have created an entirely new way for humans to interact, and…