Opinion
The End of Men: "Self-Censorship" on Facebook Edition
A new study analyzing 3.9 million English-speaking Facebook users has concluded that 71% of status updates are "self-censored" — that is, modified prior to posting.
Opinion
Chat Bots and Big Data
OAKLAND, Calif. — With our data-driven lives, so much of what we do can be seen through the lens of algorithms.
Art
Facebook Is for Moms
CHICAGO — There is a set of culturally acceptable ways for mothers to be and behave in the world. Mothers aren't allowed to have their own lives or be sexual; in essence, they're not allowed to be human beings. When an artist who's also a mother crosses these lines, people often react in ways that a
Interview
The New Digital Puritans: Social Network Censorship #NSFW
Reuben Negron, an artist who lives and works in Connecticut and New York, is best known for his realistic watercolor depictions of intimate moments, ranging from the raw to the vulnerable. His scenes often give me the impression of looking in a mirror. Negron's series This House of Glass, “an intima
Opinion
Frank Gehry’s Flourishes too Flashy for Facebook
A powerful company deserves a powerful building for its headquarters — Apple is getting a UFO-style office building from Foster + Partners in Cupertino, after all. So Facebook’s decision to ask none other than Frank Gehry to design their new space in Menlo Park, California.
Art
We Got Facebook Censored
I suppose it was only a matter of time, but yesterday, it finally happened: Hyperallergic was Facebook censored.
Opinion
Watch a Facebook Photo Go Viral
There are now more than one billion people using Facebook every month, and there's no doubt that a huge number of them are sharing photos. To help illustrate what that means, the company teamed up with design studio Stamen to create animated visualizations of three different pictures going viral. Th
Art
The Potential for Journalism in the Expanded Field
BERKELEY, California — As more of us can afford the tools historically only available to publishing houses, we have increasingly adopted them to share our stories and thoughts online. The invention of the printing press in the mid-1400s cheapened and quickened the arduous process of writing texts by
News
Frank Gehry to Design New Facebook Campus
Facebook is building an extension of its campus in Silicon Valley, and, in a signal that it it is a Company to Be Taken Seriously, it has tapped renowned architect Frank Gehry to design the new building.
Art
Why I Deleted My Facebook Account
In 2010 I came close. It was around the time that there was a big stink about Facebook's changes to its Privacy Policy. Remember that? No? It's cool, I'd forgotten too, despite how upset I was at the time. I told myself then that I couldn't afford to leave my "network." And that was probably true. F
Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg's Face Made of Books
Malaysian artist/architect Hong Yi carved the face of Mark Zuckerberg in a stack of books, creating a strange portrait of the famous Facebook founder.
Opinion
Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1B
Today, Facebook announced that it has acquired the hugely popular smartphone photo-sharing app, Instagram, and in the process further consolidating its position as the biggest visual archive in the world.