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STUDY: College Students Who Are Anxious And Drink Alcohol Connect With Facebook

David Cohen — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:51:41 +0000

College freshmen who reported high levels of anxiousness and alcohol use appeared to be more connected with Facebook, while those who reported high levels of loneliness and anxiousness use the social network to connect with others, according to the results of a recent study.

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Facebook Adds Sources Of Friendship Under Users’ Friends Tabs

David Cohen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:49:48 +0000

Facebook added more information under the friends tab on users’ timelines, indicating how many of users’ friends were recently added, from high school, from college, or from work.

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Teens: What Happens On Facebook Doesn’t Stay On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:39:23 +0000

Despite statistics showing that more college admissions officers, as well as hiring managers, check applicants’ Facebook pages, many teenagers are still lax about social media security, continuing to post content that is detrimental to their online reputation. Michael P. Grace, president and CEO of Virallock, spoke with AllFacebook about the mistakes that high school and college students are making on Facebook and how they can clean up their acts for a better future.

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Questionable Facebook Content Hurting Chances At College Admission

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:43:18 +0000

Embarrassing and naughty Facebook posts aren’t just hurting job applicants, they’re also making it harder for prospective college students to get accepted to the university of their choice. A new study from Kaplan Test Prep shows that 35 percent of admissions officers said they discovered something during a search of applicants’ social media profiles that negatively impacted a student’s chances of getting into the school — up from 12 percent last year.

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Facebook, Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Team Up On ‘HackEd’ Hackathon

David Cohen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:55:18 +0000

Facebook teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the “HackEd” hackathon Thursday, representing the kickoff of the charitable organization’s College Knowledge Challenge.

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How Did Facebook Pitch To Advertisers In 2004?

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:59:16 +0000

You might think that advertising and Facebook have only been bedfellows for the past few years. You’d be wrong. Digital media site Digiday posted the media kit that former Facebook Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Saverin was handing out to potential advertisers in New York in 2004. Back then, the site was still called TheFacebook, and it had a membership of roughly 70,000 college students.

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More Japanese Users Logging On To Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:13:04 +0000

For years, Mixi has been the social media site of choice in Japan. But new reports suggest that Facebook could overtake Mixi by the end of the year, thanks to The Social Network and a model that promotes more sharing of information.

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Supreme Court: University Can Punish Student For Violent Facebook Comments About Cadaver

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:27:59 +0000

A note to college students venting on Facebook: You can be punished for violent comments made on the website, even if the target is dead. That’s what the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled recently after the University of Minnesota punished a mortuary student for morbid comments about a cadaver.

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Stony Brook Students Celebrate College World Series Trip With Facebook Mosaic

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:58:39 +0000

What do you get when a pack of Seawolves come together? Apparently, an awesome Facebook photo mosaic.

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Report: Facebook Campus Networks Form Based On Housing, Graduation Year

Julie D. Andrews — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:08:54 +0000

When people connect to college friends on Facebook, networks tend to form around graduation year and university housing, rather than shared interests, finds a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.

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Applying To Schools? Mind Your Facebook Profile

David Cohen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:45:51 +0000

Kaplan Test Prep has previously issued statistics warning about the impact of Facebook profiles on applications to graduate school, college, and law school. Now, it’s backing up the data with an infographic.

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OVERCONFIDE? 1 In 5 College Freshmen's Facebook Profiles Include Sexual Intentions

Jackie Cohen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:35:54 +0000

One in five college freshmen’s Facebook includes a reference to sex, signaling intent to go get some.

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Facebook Engagement Benefits Students: Infographic

Jackie Cohen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:51:24 +0000

Whether Facebook benefits students depends on how they use it. Those who focus on engaging with other people on the social network come out ahead.

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Applying To College? Mind Your Facebook Page

David Cohen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:48:20 +0000

It’s not just admissions officers for graduate business schools that are probing applicants’ social media accounts: A new survey from Kaplan Test Prep found that 24 percent of undergraduate admissions officers have poked around in a similar fashion.

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April Fools': Academic Profiling Facebook Lifestyles

Jackie Cohen — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:58:37 +0000

A company called Academic Profiling Facebook Lifestyles allegedly befriends high-school seniors on behalf of colleges looking to get dirt on applicants.
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