Thursday, December 19, 2013

How artificial light is wrecking your sleep, and what to do about it

How artificial light is wrecking your sleep, and what to do about it: " Many experts feel that our excessive use of communications technology (e.g. cell phones, laptops, television, etc.) is driving this significant level of sleep deprivation. If this is the case, it’s no wonder so many Americans struggle with poor sleep, since 95% have reported using some type of electronics at least a few nights a week within the hour before bed."

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Facebook Punishes Brand Pages, Instagram Goes Direct, G+ Goes Wild | Social You Should Know | Ignite Social Media

Facebook Punishes Brand Pages, Instagram Goes Direct, G+ Goes Wild | Social You Should Know | Ignite Social Media: "Facebook told us last year that we could expect about 16% of our fans, on average, to see a given post of ours organically. That’s been slipping in recent months as Facebook is tweaking its News Feed quite often. But the adjustment that took place at the beginning of this month led to drops in organic reach on brand Pages as high as 88%."

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The Future of Social Networks as Interpreted by 21 Social Media Practitioners | Ignite Social Media

The Future of Social Networks as Interpreted by 21 Social Media Practitioners | Ignite Social Media: "2. Compared to what happened to MySpace, what do you think is the future of Facebook?"

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Facebook has a strong appeal and enough users to keeps it's value significant for years to come. People (myself included) will lose interest and spend less time on it, so to keep growing it, FB must always seek new people.

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The Future of Social Networks as Interpreted by 21 Social Media Practitioners | Ignite Social Media

The Future of Social Networks as Interpreted by 21 Social Media Practitioners | Ignite Social Media: "1. Do you think social networking has hit a saturation point and peaked in user interest?"

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Editor's Response: No, of course not!

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Ignite Social Media: "Facebook Punishes Brand Pages, Instagram Goes Direct, G+ Goes Wild | Social You Should Know»By: Jim Tobin  |  December 16, 2013  |  0 Comments"

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Leaders and trend-setters all agree on one thing | Code.org

Leaders and trend-setters all agree on one thing | Code.org: "Wendy Kopp
CEO, Teach For America
“Ensuring that our nation's urban and rural children have the chance to become proficient in computer science is a sure way to set them on a trajectory to great career options. We need to do this to close the digital divide and level the playing field."

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FairSearch.org | About FairSearch.org

FairSearch.org | About FairSearch.org: "TRANSPARENCY: Consumers – not search engines – should choose winners in the marketplace. Consumers benefit from more choices in the search marketplace competing to win users, innovating to improve products and displaying results transparently. When search providers engage in search discrimination – manipulating search results to promote a favored product and demote competitors – consumers pay the price."

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