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S. Shyam Sundar

S. Shyam Sundar

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Location and brand affect people's trust in cloud services

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Study finds Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior

robot and patient

Tech-savvy people more likely to trust digital doctors

Sundar project team

Virtual reality makes journalism immersive, realism makes it credible

Dongwon Lee S. Shyam Sundar NSF proposal

Penn State professors to speak on big data and the fake news epidemic

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Older users like to snoop on Facebook, but worried others might snoop on them

S. Shyam Sundar

S. Shyam Sundar named Fellow by International Communication Association

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Interactive health apps may inspire healthy behaviors, but watch the tone

serious robots

Cheery robots may make creepy companions, but could be intelligent assistants

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Trust issues: Users more gullible when they customize their technology

Pin It

Coolness, control and community draw people to Pinterest

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Interactive web features can help -- and hurt -- user's memory

human and robot

Websites with history can be just as conversational as chatting with a person

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Layout change can make licensing agreements more agreeable

robot composit

Altering a robot's gender and social roles may be a screen change away

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