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21 Dec 2017

Bots on social media sites like Twitter can put your health at risk

The researchers focused on how these bots promoted the notion that using electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, helps people stop smoking, a conclusion not definitively supported by research.

03 Nov 2017

Social media won't harm your mental health, says study

There is no evidence supporting the view that the amount of time spent on social media increases mental health problems, say health experts.

27 Aug 2017

Users face outage on Facebook, Instagram

Many users across the globe faced outage on Facebook and Instagram, with a flash message from the company saying the website undergoing "required maintenance".

natural disasters

21 Aug 2017

Social media sites like Twitter can be handy in tracking natural disasters in real time

With over 500 million tweets sent every single day, new research is investigating innovative ways to use that data to help communities respond during unexpected catastrophes.

15 Aug 2017

Social media sites like Twitter can help track public health

Public health trends on social media are more nuanced than looking for spikes of "I feel sick" or "flu."

Weather conditions

20 Jul 2017

Social media sites like Twitter can apprise public of adverse weather conditions – Here's how

A significant rise or drop in the level of temperature leads to an increase in the number of weather-related tweets, finds the study.

Jammu and Kashmir

27 May 2017

Tral encounter: J&K govt snaps mobile internet again fearing law and order in Kashmir

It has not even been 24 hours since the social media sites and applications including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter were restored in Kashmir Valley.

Social Media platforms

24 Apr 2017

Facebook can help curb government corruption: Study

Social platforms like Facebook may help fight government corruption, especially in countries where press freedom is curbed, say researchers who studied the impact of social media during the 2012 anti-corruption protests in India.

24 Feb 2017

Now, Instagram will help you cope with depression

Depression has a way of silencing its sufferers. Even in today's technology-connected society, people are hesitant to talk about their painful experiences and suffering for fear of being stigmatised.

Online video games

10 Aug 2016

Online video games may boost teenagers' intelligence

While spending hours on Facebook or other social media sites can lead to bad results in school, playing video games may not have such adverse effects. A new study has found that online video games can even sharpen math, science and reading skills in teenagers.

Muslim organisation

18 Jul 2016

Demonstration in Jaipur in support of Naik, Owaisi

A Muslim organisation Popular Front of India held a demonstration in support of controversial Islamic Peacher Zakir Naik and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi.

11 Oct 2015

Twitter to allow pre-roll advertising to videos soon

You will have to wait a little more for the video on Twitter to play as the microblogging site is soon going to allow pre-rolling of video ads.

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