Communications Major

Deleting the name of a dead friend from your phone can feel like removing that person from the world.

Everyone wants to be heard, but sometimes so much is too much. At what point does jaunty confidence metastasize into abject bragging?

It's hard to imagine the world without it -- but let's try....

The social network that was started by a couple of Harvard students in 2004 turns 10. Here's a look back at how the site has changed...and changed the way we communicate.

Self-censorship on Facebook: Typing five or more characters into your status box before deleting.

Men self-censored more than women -- particularly if they had large numbers of male friends. And other stats on reported social media restraint.

A new survey from Pew Internet, a research center, found that a majority of Facebook users took voluntary breaks from the site, citing boredom or concerns about privacy.

Twitter says it's stretching the iconic 140-character limit on tweets, taking @names and images out of cap.

In case you thought you were missing out...you're not.

As Mark Zuckerberg reflects upon Facebook's first 10 years today, he's encouraging the community he built to do the same. Follow this link to create a short 1-minute video of your top moments on the world's leading social network: https://www.facebook.com/lookback

The videos are a bit cheesy, but are potent reminders that for many of us, Facebook has become a very normal way to document our daily lives.

When Facebook first launched 10 years ago—back when it was still called “Thefacebook”—there were no timelines, no videos, no notes, no “likes,” and there was no News Feed. In fact, there really wasn’t much to do except look at other people’s profiles. And you could poke people. Or, perhaps even...

Two-screen or second-screen viewing is a 21st century experience. If you own a mobile device (or really like to sit with your laptop on your actual lap), you have no doubt engaged in the practice during major television events. The Super Bowl is the ultimate in major TV events. And social media - Twitter in particular -  serves to underscore that.