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February 2014

February 03, 2014

It’s #ManCrushMonday: Can We Redeem Even the Shallowest of Hashtags?

Sure, the guy and girl tagging is shallow and lustful. But can believers come up...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Facebook “Likes” Aren’t Enough, But Would a “Sympathize” Button Make it Worse?

How much sympathy can a click even give?

September 2013

September 10, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Christopher Lasch Wouldn’t Call Narcissism a Millennial Novelty

Lots of people like writing about Millennials, and lots of people who like writing about...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Facebook Can Bring About Forgiveness (No, Really).

You can find all sorts of people on Facebook. If you're Alix Wall, it can...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

How Concerned Should We Be With How 14-Year-Old Girls Use Technology?

"After reading the Huffington Post piece, your first reaction might be to scoff at Casey's...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

How Should We Handle Tragedy In The Digital Age?

Do these posts actually provide any legitimate value for the victims, or for those working...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

What Do Teens Hope to Gain When They Leave Facebook?

"If this trend is true, I fear that students are giving too much into this...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Why I’m Not Giving Up Facebook for Lent

"Using Facebook is one key way that I see His hand at work in the...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

Happy Birthday from Facebook

Yesterday was my birthday. For real. (Please do not use that information to steal my...

October 2012

October 12, 2012

Resisting Facebook is Harder Than Resisting Sex

"A study like this should raise questions about effective time stewardship, i.e., how we can...

October 09, 2012

Why are we so mean on Facebook?

Why do seemingly innocuous posts quickly get ugly, and why are people so quick to...

June 2012

June 07, 2012

Mixed Signals: What Your Facebook Likes Say about Jesus

"Liking a page is so easy, so simple, a click doesn’t feel like an important...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

The Minority Report: Facebook and The "Loneliest" Generation

"So if you are one of the many people who hates Facebook, here is something...

April 17, 2012

The Minority Report: Mobile Manners

". . . If we don't ever force ourselves to put up our phones and...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

The Minority Report: An Apology for the Other Trayvon Martin

"If I were feeling spiteful, I could go flip through my small pool of Facebook...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

What Memes Mean: Facebook Stocking Stuffers and Liking Things

Perhaps the infiltration of the Like button into all facets of modern life simply puts...

July 2011

July 11, 2011

Social Media, Facebook Friends, and Why They Matter

How important are your Facebook friends?

February 2010

February 12, 2010

Your Status Update Is A Fire!

David Dunham is carefully choosing his words when writing status messages.

June 2009

June 25, 2009

My Online Image: Facebook, Twitter, and Privacy

It's now second nature to share our lives with the world... but should we?

April 2009

April 15, 2009

How Facebook Challenges Narcissism

Richard Clark explains why the critics are wrong.

November 2007

November 22, 2007

Your Life in 12 Words or Less: the Dehumanizing Effect of Facebook Profiles, Personal Ads, and Eulogies

I like to talk. In general, I feel that I usually know what the right...

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