E-mail is often a rather casual form of communication. Language is more informal, and grammar, well, it ain't a priority. Now comes a study that finds that people tend to lie more in e-mail than when writing with pen and paper. This research from DePaul, Lehigh and Rutgers universities.

Harrison Brown, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in mathematics at M.I.T., didn’t need to do complex calculations to figure out he liked this deal: in exchange for letting researchers track his every move, he receives a free smartphone.

This 39-page e-book gives an in-depth look at social media.

IBM is applying a common research model, collaboration between academia and the private sector, to the social media tech space.

The IBM Center for Social Software is the first instance of a tech company establishing a center around these very popular emerging--but still consumer-focused-- technologies, according to Big Blue.

Betsy Flanagan of Startup Studio interviews venture capitalist David Hornik of August Capital and the creator of VentureBlog.

While many small businesses are curious about blogging, few understand the steps necessary to get a solid effort off the ground. Here's the steps you should consider to create the perfect blog for your small business.

This 30-slide presentation is a discussion about blogging from a unique perspective.

Develop practical skills for managing information overload by using newsfeeds and social bookmarking.

A new survey finds more companies hire staff to just read emails to ensure secrets are safe.

Online social networks tend to be far larger than their real-life counterparts, but online users say they have about the same number of close friends as the real-life average person.