Does Facebook cause psychotic delusions?

An article about a recent report which suggests Facebook causes mental health problems such as delusions and depression

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2318771/Facebook-causes-psychotic-episodes-delusions-claims-study.html

Is Facebook losing its popularity?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2316447/Facebook-loses-2m-UK-visitors-MONTH.html

An article which discusses the evidence this week that Facebook might be losing 2 million uk visitors a month..

The dangers of citizen journalism

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311248/Sala-Barhoum-track-star-teenager-denies-involvement-Boston-Marathon-bombing-picture-widely-circulated.html

An article showing what the dangers can be when real people take news reporting into their own hands.  This man was incorrectly identified as a possible suspect of the Boston Bombings by users on social media websites.

Facebook to start charging for messaging celebs?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305396/How-people-going-like-Facebook-starts-charging-UK-users-10-send-messages-celebrities.html

Why do you think Facebook are trialling this idea?  What advantages and disadvantages does it have for them?

Twitter becoming a shopping site?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2277582/Pay-tweet-Have-kept-tweet-New-service-allows-buy-products-using-Twitter.html#axzz2KR9ddwJ7

Twitter will allow people to buy products soon using hashtags!  What do you think?  What sort of institutions might use this opportunity?  what effect might this have on other social networks?

Does Reddit need to be regulated?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276882/William-Shatner-slams-Reddit-allowing-racism-homophobia-sexism.html#axzz2KaQqICG3

An article talking about the potentially offensive comments that are often found on social networking site Reddit. Can and should this be regulated?

Is Facebook now thinking about crossing over into the TV Industry

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2276964/Does-Facebook-want-know-youre-watching-TV-Firm-set-start-allowing-users-check-favourite-shows.html#axzz2KaQqICG3

Facebook is thinking about a feature that allows you to "check in" to watch your fave tv programmes.  What impact would this have on tv companies?

What are you allowed to post on Twitter?

New laws in France have massive implications for the rest of the world.  Twitter will be forced to reveal the real names of users who use racist and anti-semitic language.  These names will be handed over to the police when needed for cases.  What does this mean for social networking?  Will we finally be able to prosecute people who use offensive language online?  Where will we draw the line between what is offensive and what isn't?  Is it the same "crime" if you come up with the comment as if you retween what someone else has said?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267649/Twitter-ordered-hand-names-racist-anti-Semitic-users.html

How much information do YOU post online?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249715/Do-TMI-thats-Too-Information-online-Third-social-network-users-regret-posted-online.html


How much do you post about yourself on line?  Is there anything on there that might get you in trouble with the police?  Current or future employers or universities?  Why do you think audiences are so tempted to post these things on sites like Facebook?  What do they gain from it?

Is Twitter being forced to change to compete with Facebook?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2205033/Twitter-largest-overhaul-launch-brings-cover-photos-page-builds-mobile-apps-ground-up.html


Twitter has announced changes to the site including the ability to have a cover picture and photo streaming underneath recent posts.  Why do they have to compete with Facebook like this?  Some people argue that Twitter and Facebook shouldn't be too similar as they are used for different purposes.  What do you think the different is between the way people use Twitter and the way people use Facebook?

Social Networking as a Political Tool

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140748/US-election-2012-Barack-Obama-Mitt-Romneys-Twitter-war-words.html

An interesting examination of how Twitter was used in the recent US elections.  Questions to ask yourself
1) How powerful does this make Twitter?
2) What are the implications of this power?
3) How does this change the way people are using Social Networking sites?

Twitter at war with Facebook and Instagram

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2246209/Twitter-rolls-Instagram-style-photo-editing-filter-features.html


For those of you who don't know Facebook bought out Instagram.  As it is now owned by Facebook, users of Twitter are no longer able to post photos directly from Instagram to Twitter.  A good article about this war and why it is happening.  Why are institutions fighting over companies lie Instagram?

Is Facebook struggling?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185455/Facebook-rocked-THREE-MORE-resignations-Ethan-Beard-Katie-Mitic-Jonathan-Matus-share-prices-tumble.html


Everyone always sees Facebook as being ultra successful but it has hit some stumbling blocks recently. With senior staff quitting and share prices falling, this article makes it clear what problems it is facing