News tagged with online communities
Following the leader: Social networks of schoolchildren
May 12, 2009 |
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Kids always seem to be ahead of trends, and marketers realize the importance of new products and services taking off with the younger set. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research helps identify which children might ...
Social Web sites face transparency questions
Mar 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yelp.com prides itself on being a site where people can write reviews about pretty much anything and connect with similarly critical peers. Yet as the site grows, some of the businesses scrutinized on Yelp are turning ...
Digital Life: Networking Web sites won't get you a job, but they can open doors
Mar 05, 2009 |
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I have no idea what I'm doing on LinkedIn. I log into the professional networking site maybe once a month, I accept connection requests from people whose names I don't recognize, and I never contact anyone.
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Web sites aim to survive with hyperlocal focus
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed.
Blocking biofilms: Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
Reference Genome of Maize Published (w/ Podcast)
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science reveal ...
Nokia N900 now available in US
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered ...
Lack of Social Engagement Is a Risk Factor for Self-Neglect in Older Adults
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.
Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.
Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million ...
Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa ...
Online collaboration with built-in clarity
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Software packages that interoperate while providing online users with an overview of their colleagues' work may finally threaten the dominance of email as the world's premier collaboration ...
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