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Give Back and Empower others. Giving back is not just donating money for the sake of having a good conscience; it is much more than that. There is a reason that with the so-called web 2.0 virtual communities are appearing all over the Internet.
Advertisers, businesses and ad agencies, are confronted with a steadily declining impact of advertising in the traditional media. Businesses on the other hand must show a return on their budget spent on advertising and the pressure is mounting.
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socialDragon enables brands (advertisers) to engage in conversation across social networks, Blogs, and communities with targeted consumers.
Often we meet someone who seems really exciting. We begin to chat to them, we take an interest in them, but, somehow, everything falls flat as we slowly realise that we are really getting nowhere fast, despite the best intentions on both sides.
If you are like me, you have become a virtual slave to your Newsvine (NV) Tracker. I can't remember how I participated in NV in the days BTT (Before the tracker), but now as soon as I log into NV I immediately go to check my tracker.
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I finished my 473 mL of ROCKSTAR bliss about four hours ago. It was a Looney Tune of a decision considering I get a good enough caffeine buzz off a cup of Orange Pekoe tea. It's put me in a weird state: 1/3 asleep, 1/3 contemplative, and 1/3 anxious.
I don't get it -- my cousins and everyone are all intelligent, generally college-educated persons. Yet they can't hold a decent conversation for two minutes on one subject unless it involves a product they found at Target or "X"-Mart or a home improvement store.
I read This elegant, articulate, article just recently. It was written by Youssef51. It reminded me of a very human affliction to which I have given much thought to over the past decade.
Source: The Arizona Republic
A&E;'s decision to suspend production of Dog the Bounty Hunter because its star, Duane Chapman, used the "n-word" while talking to his son, is political correctness at its worst.
Source: NPR
William Jacobs had a private conversation with his grandson that was overheard by millions of people.
Source: Science Daily
Spending just 10 minutes talking to another person can help improve your memory and your performance on tests, according to a University of Michigan study to be published in the February 2008 issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Source: metro.co.uk
A New York court will decide soon if it is a crime to stand on the street having a conversation.
Source: The New York Times
Pudding Media is introducing an Internet phone service that will be supported by advertising related to what people are talking about during their calls.
Source: Scientific Blogging
Modern conservation techniques have brought us the resurgence of American bald eagles, sustainable forest harvests and the rescue of prized lobster fisheries.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Why is it that no one has a surname nowadays and everyone is known by their given name? The trend has reached epidemic proportions...
Source: New Yorker
David Mamet, in his recent book "Bambi vs. Godzilla," discerned redeeming qualities in the condition. Considering filmmakers past and present, he stated that "it is not impossible that Asperger's syndrome helped make the movies.
Source: Scientific Blogging
Snakes are relatively new on the world scene, having been around for about 100 million years. Yet they currently comprise about half of all reptile species.
Source: Telegraph
Last week, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, caused controversy by praising the National Theatre's adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials - a work that has been interpreted by some as anti-Christian.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
It would be nearly impossible to guess from speaking to him that Kamran Nazeer, a 29-year-old civil servant, had ever been diagnosed as autistic. He is intellectually brilliant, socially deft and good at friendship.
Source: Yahoo! News
The researchers placed microphones on 396 college students for periods ranging from two to 10 days, sampled their conversations and calculated how many words they used in the course of a day. The score: Women, 16,215. Men, 15,669.
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Few people have such a front-row seat to the dating and mating game as a bartender. Every night, these drink slingers watch would-be studs crash and burn, unlikely couples happily hook up, and more.
Source: lifehack.org
The hardest part of socializing, for many people, is initiating conversation. However, it is a big mistake to go about life not making the first move and waiting for someone else to do it [in conversation or anything].
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Can you improve your conversation skills? Certainly. Here are 10 common mistakes many of us have made in conversations. And a couple of solutions.
Source: fun-dose.blogspot.com
Funny Conversations Between Boy and Girl