Social Research

Life's Key Moments Occur Within Relationships, Study Finds

3 Sep 2010

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- It isn't personal success or failure that make up the best and worst moments of a person's life, but the events that occur within social relationships, new research has found.

Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network

3 Sep 2010

Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.

Close social networks influence health habits

3 Sep 2010

People adopting new health practices are more likely to be influenced by close connections, including people they know well, than by social networks such as Facebook, research suggests.