popularity

Instagram can’t make up its mind about influencers. It’s in the company’s best interest for users to keep sharing…

If you're an adult in your 20s who's looking to become the most popular person in your social circle, you might want…

Just like your parents told you after that kid in homeroom made fun of your Yu-Gi-Oh binder, being cool in high…

Many of us have believed that being a late bloomer was a good thing, that our shy, socially awkward ways in high…

I have always been a huge nerd, which is why I pretty much didn't even look at a cigarette until I was like 22—and…

A new study has found that, rather than outcasts looking to shore up their own social status, most bullies are…

There is no feminist subtext to Teen Witch. No class critique. Instead, this poor woman's Sweet Sixteen spiked with…

According to a very scientific-sounding survey by the Australian magazine Girlfriend, popular girls aren't…

1937's lady-advice sounds like 2010's: "Madame Sylvia, the famous beauty adviser to the Hollywood stars, describes…

During the election, Michelle Obama was accused of being an angry black woman, hating "whitey," and possessing "angry…

Even post-high school, the popular kids continue to come out on top: They are more likely to grow up to be healthy…

Depressing (or comforting?) news for wallflowers: whether a teen is at the center or on the edge of a social network…

A new study, which one can only assume nerds released very reluctantly, shows that not only is life high school, but…