A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing—but still not as good as face-to-face interactions.

A new study in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science suggests even the latest electronic interaction tools still ...

Last night when I returned from my long drive home, I went into my Facebook account and updated my mood to "tired and worn out" with the click of a button. If my friends were at my house they would ...

Dr. Austin Beattie’s interests lie at the intersections of social support, computer-mediated communication and human-machine communication. His interest in this area was sparked by his experiences ...

Nicole B. Ellison is the Karl E. Weick Collegiate Professor of Information in the School of Information at the University of Michigan and is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Computer-Mediated ...