Seventy-eight percent of to year-olds said the same. The number of reported users dips for the next age group but not as much as you may think. The endless stream of communication and connection provided by social media is changing the way we think and absorb information. As it is, people are currently developing social media habits that can simultaneously benefit and harm their mental health. Because this trend of extended social media use will only continue, more researchers are joining the field to analyze and understand the psychology of social media in our constantly connected culture.

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Tinder is an American geosocial networking and online dating application that allows users to anonymously swipe to like or dislike other profiles based on their photos, a small bio, and common interests. Once two users have "matched", they can exchange messages. Tinder launched in within startup incubator Hatch Labs [8] [9] as a joint venture between IAC and mobile app development firm Xtreme Labs. Sign up requires a mobile device. Tinder operates on a freemium business model. Introduced to engineer later technical co-founder Joe Munoz for a hackathon, they built the prototype for MatchBox in February


Online Dating Vs. Offline Dating: Pros and Cons
Cognition Today. The mobile phone scrolling posture — Head down, finger on the mobile screen, and micro-expressions on the face — is an iconic human posture. Is it iconic enough?



CNN -- We expect love to have an emotional impact on us, but a new report released by the Federal Trade Commission revealed it's also hurting wallets. Scammers lurk on dating apps and social media, striking up conversation with strangers until they build up trust to eventually ask for money. The prevalence of these types of scams has been steadily rising for the past four years.