Belief in social media is unwavering among the business executives surveyed, with over 80% of them involved in direct-to-consumer businesses including retail.

According to Statista, the number of active social media users worldwide was 4.26 billion as of 2021, spending an average of 2 hours and 27 minutes daily on social media. Along with such growth in ...

“Social media is a tool and as such, it’s neither all good nor all bad,” Icard said. “You know your child’s temperament, social life, and experiences best,” she said via email.

Spending too much time on social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, is a problem. But “too much” varies from person to person.

Disinformation and misinformation on social media have only grown worse since the 2016 election, our reporters say. And the threat is changing faster than the social media companies can keep up.

Social media marketing is an interactive, online water cooler operating 24/7 across every single time zone on the planet. You can use it to develop awareness, produce and amplify authentic word of ...

Many times," a respondent wrote. About 95% of U.S. teens today use some type of social media, and about a third say they use it "almost constantly," the Pew Research Center found in August.

Social media managers must complete OPSEC Awareness for Military Members, DOD Employees and Contractors. Contractors may not speak on behalf of the government.

Social media use can be harmful. The effects are troubling and well-documented, from tragic stories of adolescent life lost to academic research on the psychological harm such platforms can cause, ...

They spend more time using social media as a way to seek information, to talk about their work, or to play games. Neuroticism: Neurotic individuals tend to be more active on social media, much ...

Social media is an excellent tool, and it can also be a harmful distraction. It has both its pros and its cons, and everyone uses it for different reasons. Whether you use Facebook, Twitter ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, long a proponent of mental health awareness, has issued a warning that social media use is a main contributor to depression, anxiety and other problems in the nation ...