News tagged with hometowns

Modern life-making women 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with motherhood

Mar 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The growing trend to move miles away from hometowns and family for work is leaving many women feeling 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with pregnancy and childbirth.

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Life mag goes online through Google scan project

Technology / Internet

Sep 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives.

What a coincidence! Personal connections improve sales

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Jul 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

If a salesperson shares a birthday or a birthplace with you, you're more likely to make a purchase and feel good about it, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Personal information in E-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Jul 01, 2008 | 4 / 5 (8) | 0

Businesses risk chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool.

Social security numbers can be predicted with public information, researchers find

Technology / Computer Sciences

Jul 06, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (14) | 3

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial data bases, or online social networks can be used to routinely predict most — ...