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Cornell Study Uses Twitter to Find Biological Rhythms

Alyson Warhit  —  Oct 4, 2011

A Cornell study published Friday in the journal Science used Twitter to study changes in peoples’ moods, discovering that seasonal variations in day length affect people in similar ways across cultures, indicating there is an underlying biological rhythm at work.

Is Twitter Making Us Snarkier?

Scott Eidler  —  Mar 1, 2011

Scott Eidler looks at the ramifications of Twitter on internet users' tactfulness.

Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword

Emily Greenberg  —  Feb 8, 2011

Emily Greenberg examines how social media can be used as a force for freedom or oppression and how it is compromising our version of the truth.

The Big Bang Theory Recap: Tweets and Geeks

Andrew Ebanks  —  Feb 5, 2011

Sheldon debuts his boyhood play, begging the question: when will Mr. Spock finally take Sheldon away?

Conan Premiere: Team Coco Wins!

Allie Miller  —  Nov 9, 2010

The return of Conan restores order to the universe and makes Twitter explode in the process.

Letter to the Editor: Twitter a Tool for Activism

Oct 15, 2010

An undergrad criticizes Malcolm Gladwell's latest New Yorker essay.

Picketers and Twitterers

Carolyn Witte  —  Oct 14, 2010

Carolyn Witte '12 critiques last week's Malcolm Gladwell essay on activism in the 21st century.

Retweet This #Column

Elana Dahlager  —  Sep 22, 2010

I would totally eat a frankensalmon. Just, you know, putting that out there. And what about that whooping cough outbreak in California? Vaccinate your children, America. Jenny McCarthy is a dangerously stupid human being. But that’s not what I want to talk about today. No, today I want to talk about something much more serious. A plague overtaking the nation. That’s right, folks.

Study Says News Sources on Twitter Have Most Impact

Tajwar Mazhar  —  Sep 20, 2010

A recent University study shows that the most influential Twitter members are large-scale news sources.

Media Aides Revolution

Cody Gault  —  Dec 4, 2009

If the revolution will not be televised, it will probably stream on YouTube.

During his first official visit to China, President Barack Obama told an audience of students in Shanghai that he is a “strong supporter” of social media websites like Twitter.

“The more freely information flows,” the President explained, “the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own governments accountable.”

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