Whether it's a holiday selfie or a meme, the feedback people get on their social media posts has a big impact on their mood. Research suggests that people take social media comments to heart, meaning there's room for brands to tackle the trolls and bring some positivity online.

Privacy concerns and ad-dominated feeds have mainstream social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram facing a ‘trust crisis’. Subscription-based platform Vero offers an alternative with the promise of transparency and control – but is it so different from established industry giants?

At some point, most people will have found themselves looking through someone's Instagram feed without commenting or engaging with it. Canvas8 spoke with Ruoxu Wang, Fan Yang and Michel M. Haigh, authors of ‘Let me take a selfie’, to understand how lurking affects our self-esteem.

Too lazy to untag embarrassing Facebook photos or delete those drunken tweets? What's the worst that could happen? Turns out you could lose out on a job, as nearly one in five employers have rejected a potential candidate after checking their social media profiles.