Cornell Social Media Lab

11/04/2019

Educator of middle-schoolers? Looking for resources to teach your students digital citizenship? Check out our Social Media TestDrive platform, backed up by researchers in the Cornellucomm.

Educators across the country can now use Cornell-designed interactive tutorials to teach elementary and middle schoolers how to participate positively in social media – while simultaneously learning to navigate some of its potential perils.

10/31/2019

Is this fake news or real news?
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Social Media TestDrive Program can help middle school-aged youth (ages 9-13) navigate and determine what's trustworthy information on social media: http://bit.ly/smltestdrive

10/28/2019

"TestDrive provides a simulated experience of realistic digital dilemmas and scenarios that young people may encounter as they enter the social media world," says Natalie Bazarova, associate professor of communication and SML Director.

A new way for youth to learn digital citizenship and digital literacy skills.

09/28/2018

The Cornell Chronicle's new article covers Jevan Hutson's lead authored research with Jessie Taft, SML alumna and now a research coordinator at Cornell Tech, Solon Barocas and Karen Levy, assistant professors of information science on why it is crucial to rethink dating app design features to intervene and reflect on issues of bias, discrimination, and exclusion.

Check out their work here:
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/09/redesign-dating-apps-lessen-racial-bias-study-recommends #

Mobile dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race – or rely on algorithms that pair up people of the same race – reinforce racial divisions and biases, according to a new paper by Cornell researchers.

07/24/2018

Come work with us!

The Comm Department is seeking a new Social Media & Virtual Embodiment lab manager!

https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Lab-Manager---Research-Aide-IV--Department-of-Communication---Ithaca-New-York_WDR-00015699-1

07/06/2018

If you haven't heard, the SML is now on Instagram! Follow us for an inside look into our lab life!

29 Followers, 40 Following, 4 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Cornell Social Media Lab ()

04/26/2018

In our latest blog post, SML RA Rashaad talks about how car enthusiasts turn online communities into offline friendships. Check it out!

Car lovers are a study in turning online friends into offline ones. Post by Rashaad Ahmad, SML Research Assistant

12/15/2017

Read about our social media education project, TestDrive, in the Cornell Chronicle:

A new social media simulator lets kids learn to present themselves online, deal with cyberbullying and identify fake news, all in a safe offline environment.